Quezon

 

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Named after Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines, whose surname is ultimately from Hokkien, possibly 雞孫／鸡孙 (koe-sun / ke-sun), via Spanish Quezon. See also Tuazon, Dizon, Lacson, Tiongson, Singson, Pecson, etc.

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ.zon/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪ.zon/

Quezon (uncountable)

1. A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; Former name: Tayabas. Capital and largest city: Lucena

Named after Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines, whose surname is ultimately from Hokkien, possibly 雞孫／鸡孙 (koe-sun / ke-sun), via Spanish Quezon. See also Tuazon, Dizon, Lacson, Tiongson, Singson, Pecson, etc.

• Hyphenation: Que‧zon
• IPA^(key): /ˈkeson/ [ˈki.s̪on̪]

Quezon

1. any of several places in the Philippines:
   1. A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; Former name: Tayabas. Capital and largest city: Lucena
   2. A municipality of Quezon, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines, on the southern tip of Alabat island
   3. A municipality of Isabela, Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines
   4. A municipality of Bukidnon, Northern Mindanao, Mindanao, Philippines

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Quezon.

Ultimately from Hokkien, possibly 雞孫／鸡孙 (koe-sun / ke-sun), via Spanish Quezon. The places in the Philippines are named after Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines. See also Tuazon, Dizon, Lacson, Tiongson, Singson, Pecson, Quiazon, etc.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkeson/ [ˈkɛː.son̪]
• Rhymes: -eson
• Syllabification: Que‧zon

Quezon (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

1. Quezon (a province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; former name:Tayabas; capital and largest city: Lucena)
2. Manuel Quezon (2nd president of the Philippines)
3. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien], originally of Chinese origin common with Filipinos of Chinese ancestry
4. several locations in the Philippines:
   1. A municipality of Quezon, Luzon, Philippines, on the southern tip of Alabat island
   2. A municipality of Isabela, Luzon, Philippines
   3. A municipality of Bukidnon, Mindanao, Philippines
   4. A municipality of Nueva Ecija, Luzon, Philippines
   5. A municipality of Nueva Vizcaya, Luzon, Philippines
   6. A municipality of Palawan, Luzon, Philippines

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• “Quezon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
•   Quezon on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl