Iloko

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English

Proper noun

Iloko

  1. Synonym of Ilocano (language)

Anagrams

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish iloco, from Ilocano, from i- (place of origin prefix) + either lukong (hollow; concave) or luek / luok (cove; bay) + Spanish -o. See also Ilocano Iloko, Spanish Yloca / Yloco, tagalo / tagala, pampango / pampanga, ilongo / ilonga.

Pronunciation

Noun

Iloko (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜓᜃᜓ)

  1. Ilocano, an ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines situated in northern Luzon
    Synonym: Ilokano
  2. a member of the Ilocano ethnolinguistic group
    Synonym: Ilokano
    • c. 1892, Emilio Jacinto, Kartilya ng Katipunan [Charter of the Assembly (of the Sons of the Nation)]:
      Sa salitáng tagalog katutura’y ang lahát nang tumubo sa Sangkapuluáng itó; sa makatuid, bisaya man, iloko man, kapangpangan man, etc., ay tagalog din.
      With the term "Tagalog" is meant all who were born and raised in this archipelago; as such, even a Visayan, Ilocano, Kapampangan, etc. is also a Tagalog.
  3. Ilocano language
    Synonym: Ilokano

Adjective

Iloko (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜓᜃᜓ)

  1. belonging to or originating from the Ilocano ethnolinguistic group
    Synonym: Ilokano

Further reading

  • Iloko”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018