Roxas
[ roh-hahs; Spanish raw-hahs ]
/ ˈroʊ hɑs; Spanish ˈrɔ hɑs /
noun
Ma·nuel [mah-nwel] /mɑˈnwɛl/, 1892–1948, Philippine statesman: 1st president of the Philippines 1946–48.
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Examples from the Web for roxas
Now is the time to elect, in the successor of Sandoval y Roxas, one pledged to the favourite's ruin.
Calderon The Courtier|Edward Bulwer-LyttonRoxas was to be of our party, so we drove to his brother, the Marquis of Villanuevas, to take him up.
Italy; with sketches of Spain and Portugal|William BeckfordThen turning to Roxas, said loud enough for me to hear him, He is very young; does he understand what I say to him?
Italy; with sketches of Spain and Portugal|William Beckford