anting-anting

noun

A Filipino amulet or talisman.

Meanings

nounanting-anting (plural anting-antings)

plural anting-antings

  1. PhilippinesA Filipino amulet or talisman.

Origin

  1. Philippine
  2. Englishanting-anting

From Philippine anting-anting.

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APA

anting-anting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anting-anting

MLA

“anting-anting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anting-anting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anting-anting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anting-anting.

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