Ilocano.
The ethnolinguistic group of the Ilocos Region on the coasts of northwestern Luzon in the Philippines.
Meaning & usage
The ethnolinguistic group of the Ilocos Region on the coasts of northwestern Luzon in the Philippines.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Spanish ilocano, from iloco + -ano, where the root is from Ilocano i- (place of origin prefix) + either lukong (“hollow; concave”) or luek/luok (“cove; bay”) + Spanish -o.
A language spoken principally on the northwestern coasts of the island of Luzon.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Spanish ilocano, from iloco + -ano, where the root is from Ilocano i- (place of origin prefix) + either lukong (“hollow; concave”) or luek/luok (“cove; bay”) + Spanish -o.
Of or pertaining to the Ilocano.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Spanish ilocano, from iloco + -ano, where the root is from Ilocano i- (place of origin prefix) + either lukong (“hollow; concave”) or luek/luok (“cove; bay”) + Spanish -o.
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