Mindoro

English

Proper noun

Mindoro

  1. A former province of the Philippines.
  2. An island in the Philippines.

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

Usually attributed by folk etymologies to the Spanish phrase mina de oro. However, there is little evidence of gold mining activities on the island. Furthermore, old Tagalog documents name the island "Minolo". Minolo may be related to minuro, an old Visayan term meaning "place of abundance", from duro, "abundance".

Proper noun

Mindoro

  1. (historical) the province of Mindoro
  2. An island in the Philippines.
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