Ponce

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See also: ponce and poncé

English[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Ponce

  1. A city and municipality in the south of Puerto Rico, United States.

Anagrams[edit]

Cebuano[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Pon‧ce

Proper noun[edit]

Ponce

  1. a surname from Spanish

French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin Pontius.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Ponce m

  1. a male given name from Latin

Paronyms[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested in 1646. The city is named after Spanish administrator Juan Ponce de León y Loayza.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈponθe/ [ˈpõn̟.θe]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈponse/ [ˈpõn.se]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -onθe
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -onse
  • Syllabification: Pon‧ce

Proper noun[edit]

Ponce m

  1. A city and municipality of Puerto Rico, United States. [From 1646]
    Synonyms: (nickname) La Perla del Sur, (nickname) Ciudad Señorial

Derived terms[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Ponce m or f by sense

  1. a surname
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