Cavite

From Spanish Cavite, a rendition of Tagalog Kawit, from kawit (“hook”), in reference to the hooked-shape peninsula where present-day Cavite City stands. Doublet of Kawit.

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /kɐˈvi.tɛ/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /kəˈvi.teɪ/, /kəˈvi.ti/

Cavite

1. A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Trece Martires (de facto); Imus (de jure). Largest city: Dasmariñas.
2. A city in Cavite, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines.

   Synonym: Cavite City

• Caviteño

• Cavite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cavite City on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Borrowed from Spanish Cavite, from Tagalog kawit.

• Hyphenation: Ca‧vi‧te
• IPA^(key): /kaˈbite/ [kɐˈbi.t̪e]

Cavite

1. a province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Trece Martires (de facto); Imus (de jure); largest city: Dasmariñas

From Tagalog kawit.

• IPA^(key): /kaˈbite/ [kaˈβ̞i.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ite
• Syllabification: Ca‧vi‧te

Cavite ?

1. a province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Trece Martires (de facto); Imus (de jure); largest city: Dasmariñas
2. Cavite (a city in Cavite, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines)

• → Cebuano: Cavite
• → English: Cavite
• → Tagalog: Cavite

• Provincia de Cavite on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es
• Cavite on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

• Kabite

Borrowed from Spanish Cavite, from Tagalog kawit. Doublet of Kawit.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈvite/ [kɐˈviː.t̪ɛ]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /kaˈbite/ [kɐˈbiː.t̪ɛ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ite
• Syllabification: Ca‧vi‧te

Cavite (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜆᜒ)

1. a province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Trece Martires (de facto); Imus (de jure); largest city: Dasmariñas
2. Cavite (a city in Cavite, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines)

• “Cavite”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cavite on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl

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