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Cinco
Cinco (name) means a surname common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry, from Hokkien via Philippine Spanish. Example: “Cinco is a well-established family name in Cebu.”
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A surname common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry, from Hokkien via Philippine Spanish.
"Cinco is a well-established family name in Cebu."
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Word forms
- Plural
- Cincos
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_____ is a well-established family name in Cebu.
Etymology
Ultimately from Hokkien, via Philippine Spanish Cinco, an alternative form of Sinco/Singco, which are historically transcriptions following Spanish orthography of a Hokkien name with honorific used as surnames since the Spanish colonial era of the Philippines.
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What does “Cinco” mean?
The word “Cinco” means a surname common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry, from Hokkien via Philippine Spanish.
How do you use “Cinco” in a sentence?
Here is “Cinco” used in a sentence: “Cinco is a well-established family name in Cebu.”
What part of speech is “Cinco”?
“Cinco” is a name.
What is the meaning of Cinco?
"Cinco" (name) means a surname common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry, from Hokkien via Philippine Spanish.
