Ilocano

I1L1O1C3A1N1O1
UK/ˌiːləʊˈkɑːnəʊ/US/ˌiloʊˈkɑnoʊ/US/ˌiləˈkɑnoʊ/US/ˌɪləˈkɑnoʊ/

noun

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

OriginSpanish ilocano ← Ilocano i- →
UncommonScrabble 9
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounIlocano (plural Ilocanos)

plural Ilocanos · alternative Ilokano

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

alternative Ilokano

  1. A language spoken principally on the northwestern coasts of the island of Luzon.
adjectiveIlocano (not comparable)

alternative Ilokano

  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the Ilocano.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
iloko

Origin

  1. Ilocanoi-
  2. Spanishilocano
  3. EnglishIlocano

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.

More words from Spanish, Ilocano

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan ilocà
  • ilocàlanguage
Chinese Cantonese 伊洛卡諾語 /伊洛卡诺语
  • 伊洛卡諾語 /伊洛卡诺语 (ji¹ lok³ kaa¹ nok⁶ jyu⁵)language
Chinese Mandarin 伊洛卡諾語 /伊洛卡诺语
  • 伊洛卡諾語 /伊洛卡诺语 (yīluòkǎnuòyǔ)language
Finnish iloko
  • ilokolanguage
French ilocano
  • ilocanolanguage
Irish Ileacáinis
  • Ileacáinislanguage
Japanese イロカノ語
  • イロカノ語 (Irokano-go)language
Persian زبان ایلوکانو
  • زبان ایلوکانوlanguage
Russian илоканский
  • илоканский (ilokanskij)of or pertaining to the Ilocano
Spanish ilocano
  • ilocanolanguage
Tagalog Ilokano
  • Ilokanolanguage
Thai ภาษาอิโลกาโน
  • ภาษาอิโลกาโนlanguage

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Ilocano

manoChicanollanoguanoTanoBicolano
All rhymes →

Anagrams

colonia
Cite this entry
APA

Ilocano. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ilocano

MLA

“Ilocano.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ilocano. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ilocano,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ilocano.

Source: Ilocano on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.