Pampangan

noun

Pam·​pan·​gan
pämˈpäŋgən
variants or less commonly Pampanga
-gə
or Pampango
-ŋ(ˌ)gō
plural Pampangan or Pampangans also Pampanga or Pampangas or Pampango or Pampangos
1
a
: a Christianized people of central Luzon, Philippines
b
: a member of such people
2
: the Austronesian language of the Pampangan people

Word History

Etymology

pampangan modification of Pampangan Kapampangan, from pampang river bank; pampanga probably alteration of Pampangan (taken as adjective); pampango from Spanish, modification of Pampangan Kapampangan

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“Pampangan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pampangan. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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