Bacoor

• Bacor, Vacol (archaic, historical)

Borrowed from Spanish Bacoor, from Tagalog bakood (“highland”). See also Tagalog bakol (“bamboo basket for fish or vegetables, usually carried on the head by vendors”).

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /bɐ.koˈʔoɾ/

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Bacoor

1. A city in Cavite, Philippines.

• Bacor, Vacol (obsolete, historical)

From Tagalog bakood (“highland”). See also Tagalog bakol (“bamboo basket for fish or vegetables, usually carried on the head by vendors”).

• IPA^(key): /bakoˈoɾ/ [ba.koˈoɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: Ba‧co‧or

Bacoor ?

1. Bacoor (a city in Cavite, Philippines)

Borrowed from Spanish Bacoor, from bakood (“elevated piece of land; highland; hill; hillock”). Compare Kapampangan Bacolor and Hiligaynon Bacolod. However, according to folk etymology, it came from bakod (“fence”) instead. See also bakol (“bamboo basket for fish or vegetables, usually carried on the head by vendors”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bakoˈʔoɾ/ [bɐ.xoˈʔoɾ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: Ba‧co‧or

Bacoór (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜓᜂᜇ᜔)

1. Bacoor (a city in Cavite, Philippines)

• “Historical Background of Bacoor”, in Bacoor Government Center, 27 January 2024 (last accessed)