Lapulapu

Debated.

• (Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˌlapuˈlaˑpu/
• Hyphenation: La‧pu‧la‧pu

Lapulapu

1. Lapu-Lapu; the legendary chieftain of Mactan
2. the city of Lapu-Lapu, named after the chieftain
3. the legislative district of Lapu-Lapu

• Lapu-Lapu — proscribed

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌlapuˈlapu/ [ˌlaː.pʊˈlaː.pʊ]
• Rhymes: -apu
• Syllabification: La‧pu‧la‧pu
• Homophones: lapulapu, Lapu-Lapu

Lápulápu (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜉᜓᜎᜉᜓ)

1. Lapulapu, the legendary chieftain of Mactan

• The National Quincentennial Committee of the Philippines prescribed that the chieftain's name be written without a hyphen nor dash, citing as its basis the recorded name of the historical figure found in Antonio Pigafetta’s chronicle Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo.

• “Lapulapu”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018