Legaspi

American  

[luh-gas-pee, le-gahs-pee] / ləˈgæs pi, lɛˈgɑs pi /

noun

1. a seaport on southeast Luzon, in the Philippines.

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Legaspi British  

/ lɛˈɡæspɪ /

noun

1. a port in the Philippines, on SE Luzon on the Gulf of Albay. Pop: 178 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Rizza Malaga, a virtual assistant with Work at Home Jobs from Legaspi, in the Philippines, had viewed my account.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

Legaspi was first brought to Oriental Mart by fellow Filipino chef Irbille Donia more than 13 years ago.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023

“So shortness of breath and chest pain — how long have you had that?” asked registered nurse Richelle Legaspi.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2022

“He was an icon. We lost a hero and I lost a father,” said Legaspi, a retired Philippine air force official, who served as a key staff to Ramos for about 15 years.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2022

The first edifice was erected by Legaspi, the conqueror of Luzon, in 1571, and was composed of bamboo-cane thatched with palm-leaves.

From Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. by Scherzer, Karl Ritter von