Mactan

English

Pronunciation

  • (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˈmak.t̪ɐn̪/
  • Audio (Philippines):(file)

Proper noun

Mactan

  1. A barangay of Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines.

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Mactan, from earlier Spanish Manctan of uncertain origin.

Folklore says that it is derived from Cebuano mangatang meaning "one(s) who wait", which was used in place of Opon after Lapu-Lapu supposedly used the island as an outpost for piracy.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Mac‧tan
  • IPA(key): /makˈtan/ [mɐkˈt̪an̪]

Proper noun

Mactán

  1. Mactan (an island of the Philippines)
  2. a barangay of Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines, the supposed site of the Battle of Mactan and named after the island
  3. (historical) a historical polity in the Philippines

Quotations

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