Cubao

See also: cūbào and cùbào

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cubao, from Tagalog Cubao.

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /kʊˈbaʊ̯/

Proper noun

Cubao

1. A district of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Translations

district of Quezon City, Metro Manila

Chinese: Hokkien: 龜卯 / 龟卯 (Ku-báu) Mandarin: 龜卯 / 龟卯 (Guīmǎo) Spanish: Cubao Tagalog: Cubao

Tagalog

Etymology

From kubaw (“a species of banana”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈbaw/ [kʊˈbaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: Cu‧bao
• Homophone: kubaw

Proper noun

Cubáo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜊᜏ᜔)

1. Cubao (a district of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines)