Contreras
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== Cebuano ==
=== Etymology ===
From Spanish Contreras, of toponymic origin.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: Con‧tre‧ras
IPA(key): /konˈtɾeɾas/ [kon̪ˈt̪ɾ̪i.ɾ̪ɐs̪]
=== Proper noun ===
Contreras
a surname from Spanish, the 287th most common in the Philippines
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From the town in Burgos, Spain, from Latin contrāriae, feminine plural of contrārius (“lying opposite; opposed”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /konˈtɾeɾas/ [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾe.ɾas]
Rhymes: -eɾas
Syllabification: Con‧tre‧ras
=== Proper noun ===
Contreras m or f by sense
a surname
==== Descendants ====
→ Cebuano: Contreras
→ Tagalog: Contreras
=== Further reading ===
Forebears (Spanish)
Stefano Ravara, Mapa de Apellidos, 2016-2024
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish Contreras. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /konˈtɾeɾas/ [k̠on̪ˈt̪ɾɛː.ɾɐs]
Rhymes: -eɾas
Syllabification: Con‧tre‧ras
=== Proper noun ===
Contreras (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜐ᜔)
a surname from Spanish, principally found in Batangas, Bulacan and Quezon