Hermosa

See also: hermosa

English

Etymology

From Spanish hermosa (“beautiful”)

Proper noun

Hermosa

1. A municipality in Bataan province, Philippines.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in La Plata County, Colorado.
   2. A neighbourhood and community area in north-west Chicago, Illinois.
   3. A ghost town in Sierra County, New Mexico.
   4. A town in Custer County, South Dakota.
   5. An unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
   6. An unincorporated community in Albany County, Wyoming.

Derived terms

• Hermosa Beach

Spanish

Etymology

From hermosa (“beautiful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɾˈmosa/ [eɾˈmo.sa]
• Rhymes: -osa
• Syllabification: Her‧mo‧sa

Proper noun

Hermosa m or f by sense

1. a surname
2. (obsolete) Formosa, now known as Taiwan (an island in East Asia)

Derived terms

• Ysla Hermosa (obsolete)

 

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hermosa (“beautiful”). The surname is introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /heɾˈmosa/ [hɛɾˈmoː.sɐ] (spelling influence)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔeɾˈmosa/ [ʔɛɾˈmoː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -osa
• Syllabification: Her‧mo‧sa

Proper noun

Hermosa (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜓᜐ or ᜁᜇ᜔ᜋᜓᜐ)

1. Hermosa (a municipality of Bataan, Philippines)
2. a surname from Spanish