entry |
songsong |
pronunciation |
sohng-soong |
meaning |
noun. town; village. |
etymology |
From Chamorro songsong, meaning "to plug up" or "to stop a flow". The word possibly described the settlement of people as putting a stop to the growth of vegetation from the surrounding jungle. |
examples |
Ginen i sengsong Santa Rita yu'. I'm from the village of Santa Rita. |
additional comments |
songsong |