# Batangas

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bɐˈtaŋ.ɡɐs/ · frequency rank #59,883

## Definitions
1. A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Batangas City. Largest city: Lipa.
2. The capital city of Batangas, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; a former municipality.

## Etymology
From Spanish Batangas, from batangas, plural of batanga (“outrigger”), from Tagalog batang (“log”) + -a, after the wooden rafts found on the Calumpang River in present-day Batangas City. See also Tagalog batangan (“timberland; place of wooden rafts”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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