Etymology

sangley

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Today it means: A person of pure ethnic Chinese ancestry (especially during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines) Full definition →

Philippine Spanish Sangley
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  1. Philippine Spanish · borrowed fromSangley
  2. English todaySangley

From Philippine Spanish Sangley, ultimately from Hokkien.

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