Santa Mesa

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Santa Mesa (literally “Holy Table”), a clipping of Hermandad de Santa Mesa de la Misericordia (“Brotherhood of the Holy Table of Mercy”), named by the Jesuits.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: San‧ta Me‧sa

IPA^(key): /ˌsanta_ˈmesa/ invalid IPA characters (_), [ˌsɐn.tɐ_ˈme.sɐ] invalid IPA characters (_)

Proper noun

Santa Mesa (a district of Manila, Philippines)

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