purok
English
Noun
purok (plural puroks)
- A district in the Philippines, smaller than a barangay
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pu‧rok
Noun
purok
- a district; a sector; a zone
Synonyms
- (a district): distrito
Tagalog
Etymology
Compare Kapampangan puruk.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pu‧rok
- IPA(key): /puˈɾok/, [pʊˈɾok]
Noun
purók (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜇᜓᜃ᜔)
- district; locality; neighborhood; area; region
- Synonyms: distrito, pook, sityo, lugar
Derived terms
- kapurukan
- purok-purok
Further reading
- “purok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018