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Tagaytay

/taɡaiˈtai/

proper noun/taɡaiˈtai/

Tagaytay (a city in Cavite, Philippines)

From Tagalog Tagaytay, from tagaytay (“mountain ridge”), referring to the mountain ridge near Mount Sungay overlooking Taal Lake. By folk etymology, from "taga, itay!", referring to the yells of a boy (with his father, hunting in the forest) that echoed on the mountains on the present location of the city.

Tagaytay — Spanish Dictionary | Passage