The story behind Rolando
From Old French Roland, from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiland. Doublet of Orlando.
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from Spanish Rolando.
Pronunciation
Portuguese; Brazil: /ʁoˈlɐ̃.du/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Portuguese; Brazil: [hoˈlɐ̃.du]
- Portuguese; Rio-de-Janeiro: [χoˈlɐ̃.du]
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ɾoˈlando/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ɾoˈlan̪.d̪o]
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