Tanduay

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A place name; title for a peninsula or low-lying land.

Origin

  • From the word tanguay, an old Tagalog term for peninsula, and from Spanish, tanduay ("low-lying land"), such as the "Isla de Tanduay" marked by Spanish cartographers for a place in the city of Manila, that included the San Miguel and Quiapo districts.

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