Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
Distrito
district; area; administrative divisionnoun
- Alternative meanings
district; area; zone; administrative division; electoral, school, or territorial area
- Pronunciation
dees-TREE-toh
- Root and affixes
Loanword from Spanish distrito. The variant distritu also appears in some sources and pronunciations.
- Variants or conjugations
distritu; purok; púruk; zone; place
- Related words and expressions
barangay; town; city; community; territory
- Meaning and usage notes
Distrito is used for district in administrative, school, political, or territorial contexts. Purok can refer to a smaller local subdivision within a community or barangay.
district, area, administration
Nagpuyo siya sa unang distrito sa siyudad.
He or she lives in the first district of the city.
Ang eskwelahan sakop sa maong distrito.
The school belongs to that district.