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Mactan
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English
Pronunciation
en /ˈmak.t̪ɐn̪/ Philippines
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mlgc1998-Mactan.wav Philippines
Proper noun
en island c/Philippines adjacent to Cebu City.
en barangay city/Lapu-Lapu City p/Cebu c/Philippines.
See also
heading VII Lapu-Lapu City
Cebuano
Etymology
From ceb es Mactan, from earlier ceb es Manctan of uncertain origin.
Folk etymology suggests that it is derived from ceb ceb mangatang meaning "one(s) who wait", which was used in place of Opon after Lapulapu supposedly used the island as an outpost for piracy.
Pronunciation
ceb Mac tan
Mactán
Proper noun
Mactán
ceb island c/Philippines Mactan
ceb barangay city/Lapu-Lapu City p/Cebu c/Philippines the supposed site of the Battle of Mactan and named after the island
ceb historical ceb historical polity c/Philippines
Quotations
ceb