The Cebuano/Bisaya word alampoanan means “A place of worship or devotion”. It is used as a noun by native Cebuano speakers across Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, and much of Mindanao. This page covers what alampoanan means in Bisaya, how to pronounce it correctly, how to use it in a sentence, and related words in the same category.
Bisaya word
alampoanan
English meaning
A place of worship or devotion
Part of speech
Noun
In Bisaya (Cebuano), alampoanan translates to “A place of worship or devotion”.
As a noun in the Nouns category, “alampoanan” is part of the core Bisaya vocabulary that learners encounter early on. Native speakers use it across all registers — casual home conversations in Cebu, busy marketplaces in Bohol, and everyday interactions throughout the Visayas and Mindanao.
Bisaya nouns like "alampoanan" (a place of worship or devotion) do not change form for singular or plural — context does that work for you. Place "mga" before a noun to signal plurality: "mga alampoanan" refers to multiple instances. Unlike English, Bisaya nouns have no articles like "a" or "the" — the word stands alone. Learning high-frequency nouns is essential for building a strong vocabulary base in Cebuano.
Nagdagkot siya og kandila sa alampoanan.
He lit a candle at the altar.
Expand your vocabulary by learning other Bisaya nouns in the same category as “alampoanan”.
Meaning shortened and example sentence adapted from Wiktionary, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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