Chavacano or
Chabacano is a
Spanish-based creole language spoken in the
Philippines. The word is derived from Spanish, meaning "poor taste", "vulgar", for the Chavacano language which was developed in
Cavite City,
Ternate,
Zamboanga and
Ermita. It also derived from the word
chavano which was coined by the people of Zamboanga. Six different dialects have developed: Zamboangueño in
Zamboanga City, Davaoeño Zamboangueño / Castellano Abakay in
Davao City, Ternateño in
Ternate, Cavite, Caviteño in Cavite City, Cotabateño in
Cotabato City and Ermiteño in Ermita.