Meanings
proper noun
- A province of Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Iloilo City.
- An independent city, the provincial capital of Iloilo, Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines.
Origin
- HiligaynonIlong-Ilong
- SpanishIloílo
- EnglishIloilo
From Spanish Iloílo, from Hiligaynon Ilong-Ilong, from ilong (“nose”), from the nose-like shape of the land between the Iloilo River and Batiano River where the Spanish Fort San Pedro is located.
More words from Spanish, Hiligaynon
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic إلويلو, إلويلو
- إلويلوprovince of the Philippines
- إلويلوcity in the Philippines
Bulgarian Илоило, Илоило
- Илоило (Iloilo)province of the Philippines
- Илоило (Iloilo)city in the Philippines
Chinese Cantonese 依路, 依路
- 依路 (ji¹ lou⁶)province of the Philippines
- 依路 (ji¹ lou⁶)city in the Philippines
Chinese Mandarin 伊洛伊洛, 依路
- 伊洛伊洛 (Yīluòyīluò)province of the Philippines
- 依路 (Yīlù)province of the Philippines
- 怡朗 (Yílǎng)province of the Philippines
- 伊洛伊洛 (Yīluòyīluò)city in the Philippines
- 依路 (Yīlù)city in the Philippines
- 怡朗 (Yílǎng)city in the Philippines
Czech Iloilo, Iloilo
- Iloiloprovince of the Philippines
- Iloilocity in the Philippines
Danish Iloilo, Iloilo
- Iloiloprovince of the Philippines
- Iloilocity in the Philippines
Dutch Iloilo, Iloilo
- Iloiloprovince of the Philippines
- Iloilocity in the Philippines
Estonian Iloilo, Iloilo
- Iloiloprovince of the Philippines
- Iloilocity in the Philippines
Finnish Iloilo, Iloilo
- Iloiloprovince of the Philippines
- Iloilocity in the Philippines
French Iloilo, Iloilo
- Iloiloprovince of the Philippines
- Iloilocity in the Philippines
German Iloilo, Iloilo
- Iloiloprovince of the Philippines
- Iloilocity in the Philippines
Greek Ιλόιλο, Ιλόιλο
- Ιλόιλο (Ilóilo)province of the Philippines
- Ιλόιλο (Ilóilo)city in the Philippines
Hebrew אילואילו, אילואילו
- אילואילוprovince of the Philippines
- אילואילוcity in the Philippines
Hindi इलोइलो, इलोइलो
- इलोइलो (iloilo)province of the Philippines
- इलोइलो (iloilo)city in the Philippines
Indonesian Iloilo, Iloilo
- Iloiloprovince of the Philippines
- Iloilocity in the Philippines
Japanese イロイロ, イロイロ
- イロイロ (Iroiro)province of the Philippines
- イロイロ (Iroiro)city in the Philippines
Korean 일로일로, 일로일로
- 일로일로 (illoillo)province of the Philippines
- 일로일로 (illoillo)city in the Philippines
Malay Iloilo, Iloilo
- Iloiloprovince of the Philippines
- Iloilocity in the Philippines
Persian ایلویلو, ایلویلو
- ایلویلوprovince of the Philippines
- ایلویلوcity in the Philippines
Portuguese Iloilo, Iloilo
- Iloiloprovince of the Philippines
- Iloilocity in the Philippines
Russian Илоило, Илоило
- Илоило (Iloilo)province of the Philippines
- Илоило (Iloilo)city in the Philippines
Spanish Iloílo, Iloílo
- Iloíloprovince of the Philippines
- Iloílocity in the Philippines
Tagalog Iloilo, Iloilo
- Iloiloprovince of the Philippines
- Iloilocity in the Philippines
Thai อิโลอิโล, อิโลอิโล
- อิโลอิโลprovince of the Philippines
- อิโลอิโลcity in the Philippines
Turkish Iloilo, Iloilo
- Iloiloprovince of the Philippines
- Iloilocity in the Philippines
Ukrainian Ілоїло, Ілоїло
- Ілоїло (Ilojilo)province of the Philippines
- Ілоїло (Ilojilo)city in the Philippines
Urdu ایلویلو, ایلویلو
- ایلویلو (elvelo)province of the Philippines
- ایلویلو (elvelo)city in the Philippines
Vietnamese Iloilo, Iloilo
- Iloiloprovince of the Philippines
- Iloilocity in the Philippines
Cite this entry
APA
Iloilo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iloilo
MLA
“Iloilo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iloilo. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Iloilo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iloilo.
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