Ilocano

== English == === Alternative forms === Ilokano === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌiːləʊˈkɑːnəʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌiloʊˈkɑnoʊ/, /ˌiləˈkɑnoʊ/, /ˌɪləˈkɑnoʊ/ Rhymes: -ɑːnəʊ === Noun === Ilocano (plural Ilocanos) The ethnolinguistic group of the Ilocos Region on the coasts of northwestern Luzon in the Philippines. === Proper noun === Ilocano A language spoken principally on the northwestern coasts of the island of Luzon. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === Ilocano (not comparable) Of or pertaining to the Ilocano. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Ethnologue entry for Ilocano, ilo ⁠ === Anagrams === oolican