Barbaza
English
Proper noun
Barbaza
- A municipality of Antique, Philippines.
Tagalog
Etymology
Named after Spanish governor Enrique Barboza. The spelling was later changed to Barbaza because of the difficulty in pronouncing the former name.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baɾˈbaza/ [bɐɾˈbaː.zɐ]
- IPA(key): (more-native sounding) /baɾˈbasa/ [bɐɾˈbaː.sɐ]
- Rhymes: -aza, (more-native sounding) -asa
- Syllabification: Bar‧ba‧za
Proper noun
Barbaza (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇ᜔ᜊᜐ)
- a municipality of Antique, Philippines