"Tarlac" meaning in Tagalog

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Proper name

IPA: /taɾˈlak/ [Standard-Tagalog], [t̪ɐɾˈlak̠̚] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: Tarlác [canonical], ᜆᜇ᜔ᜎᜃ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ak Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Tarlac, from Kapampangan tarlak (“a species of cane”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es|Tarlac}} Borrowed from Spanish Tarlac, {{der|tl|pam|tarlak||a species of cane}} Kapampangan tarlak (“a species of cane”) Head templates: {{tl-proper noun|Tarlác|b=+}} Tarlác (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜇ᜔ᜎᜃ᜔)
  1. Tarlac (a province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Tarlac City) Categories (place): Places in the Philippines, Provinces of the Philippines
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