Ilocano
Americannoun
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a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
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the Austronesian language of the Ilocano.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Ilocano
1830–40; < Spanish, equivalent to Ilok ( o ) the Ilocano name for themselves + -ano -an
Example Sentences
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Talania is not fluent in English or Tagalog, but speaks Ilocano, the third-most spoken language in the Philipinnes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024
“No, anak ko!” she shrieked, using an Ilocano term meaning “my child.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2023
Marcos Jr wished him congratulations on Facebook, addressing him in Ilocano, the language that binds roughly 10 million Filipinos culturally and politically.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2023
“My dad loves making kilawin with the cow’s skin or goat skin,” said Sheldon Simeon, a Hawaiian chef with his own recipe for Ilocano cow skin.
From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2023
My own collection was begun among Ilocano of Union Province from whom about two hundred examples were secured.
From A Little Book of Filipino Riddles by Starr, Frederick
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