"Tagaytay" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Tagalog Tagaytay, from tagaytay (“mountain ridge”), referring to the mountain ridge near Mount Sungay overlooking Taal Lake. By folk etymology, from "taga, itay!", referring to the yells of a boy (with his father, hunting in the forest) that echoed on the mountains on the present location of the city. Etymology templates: {{der|en|tl|Tagaytay}} Tagalog Tagaytay, {{m|tl|tagaytay||mountain ridge}} tagaytay (“mountain ridge”), {{m|tl|taga}} taga, {{m|tl|itay}} itay Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tagaytay
  1. A city in Cavite, Philippines Wikipedia link: Tagaytay Categories (place): Cities in Cavite, Philippines, Cities in the Philippines, Places in Cavite, Philippines, Places in the Philippines Translations (city in the Philippines): 大雅臺 (Chinese Cantonese), 大雅台 (Chinese Cantonese), 大雅臺 (Chinese Mandarin), 大雅台 (Dàyǎtái) (Chinese Mandarin), Tagaytay (French), タガイタイ (Japanese), 타가이타이 (tagaitai) (Korean), Tagaytay (Portuguese), Тагайтай (Tagajtaj) (Russian), Tagaytay (Spanish), Tagaytay (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-Tagaytay-en-name-pOTsKXpt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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