Ilocano

/ˌɪləˈkɑnoʊ/

UK: /ˌiːləʊˈkɑːnəʊ/

Ilocano

English Noun

Definition

The ethnolinguistic group of the Ilocos Region on the coasts of northwestern Luzon in the Philippines.

Etymology

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.