Save Type Political Subdivision Usage Filipino, Ilocano, Pampangan, Ibaloi, Kankanaey, Tagalog, English Pronounced Pron. /beŋ.ˈɡet/(Tagalog) /ˈbeɪŋ.ɡɛt/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Hispanicized form of Kankanaey benget meaning "edge", originally used as the name for a village at the edge of a swamp. This is the name of a province of the Philippines.