Spelled as baranggay in phonetic Tagalog orthography.
smallest political unit in the Philippines,
subdivision of a city or municipality
barangay
Filipino village, barrio, district, ward
barrio captain, village head
cabeza de barangay
head of the barrio
kapitan ng barangay
barrio captain
Punong-Barangay
Barangay Chairman
Barangay Council
Katarungang Pambarangay
Barangay Justice System
Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas
League of Barangays in the Philippines
Abbreviated as Brgy or Bgy.
This word has the distinction of being the first Tagalog word entered into the Oxford English Dictionary, in the year 1840. To this day though, very few people outside the Philippines know what it means. So much for OED relevance and authority.
MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
barangáy, baranggáy: balangáy at batayan ng makabagong yunit pampulitika
barangáy, baranggáy: naging anyo ng balangay sa panahon ng ma Espanyol; ibinigay na pangalan sa bigkas na Ingles sa yunit pampulitika na katumbas ng baryo
daglat: brgy.
Misspelling: burangay