Pacquiao

From Cebuano Pacquiao, from Spanish pacquiao, from Hokkien.

Pacquiao (plural Pacquiaos)

1. A surname from Cebuano [in turn from Spanish, in turn from Hokkien].

From pakyaw (“wholesale buying”), from Spanish pacquiao, from Hokkien 跋繳 / 跋缴 (poa̍h-kiáu, literally “to gamble; to bet money”).

Pacquiao

1. a surname, Pacquiao, from Hokkien

• English: Pacquiao
• Spanish: Pacquiao
• Tagalog: Pacquiao

Borrowed from Cebuano Pacquiao. See also pakyaw.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pakˈjaw/ [pɐkˈjaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: Pac‧quiao
• Homophone: pakyaw

Pacquiáo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃ᜔ᜌᜏ᜔)

1. a surname, Pacquiao, from Cebuano [in turn from Spanish]