Ángeles

== Spanish == === Etymology === From ángeles (“angels”), shortened from María (de los) Ángeles, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as the Queen of Angels. The Philippine city is shortened from El Pueblo de los Ángeles, after the Holy Guardian Angels (Santos Ángeles Custodios). Originally named Culiat. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈanxeles/ [ˈãŋ.xe.les] Rhymes: -anxeles IPA(key): /ˈanʃeles/ [ˈãnʲ.ʃe.les] (Early Modern Spanish) Rhymes: -anʃeles Syllabification: Án‧ge‧les === Proper noun === Ángeles f a female given name Angeles (the largest city in Pampanga, Philippines) a surname ==== Related terms ====