English
Quiapo
Quiapo comes from Spanish Quiapo, from Tagalog kiyapo ‘water cabbage’, and ultimately from Tamil கயப்பூ ‘aquatic flower’.
- Tamilmodernகயப்பூ‘aquatic flower’
- Tagalogmodernkiyapo‘water cabbage’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentQuiapo
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Tamilmodernகயப்பூ‘aquatic flower’
- Tagalogmodernkiyapo‘water cabbage’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentQuiapo
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Tamil கயப்பூ
Today it means
name A district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Tamil கயப்பூ / Quiapo