Iloko

English

Proper noun

Iloko

  1. Synonym of Ilocano (language).

Anagrams

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish iloco, from Ilocano, from i-<pos:place of origin prefix? + either lukong (hollow; concave) or luek / luok (cove; bay) + Spanish -o (masculine suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiˈloko/ [ʔɪˈloː.xo]
  • Rhymes: -oko
  • Syllabification: I‧lo‧ko

Noun

Iloko (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜓᜃᜓ)

  1. Ilocano, an ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines situated in northern Luzon
    Synonym: Ilokano
  2. a member of the Ilocano ethnolinguistic group
    Synonym: Ilokano
    • c. 1892, Emilio Jacinto, Kartilya ng Katipunan [Charter of the Assembly (of the Sons of the Nation)]:
      Sa salitáng tagalog katutura’y ang lahát nang tumubo sa Sangkapuluáng itó; sa makatuid, bisaya man, iloko man, kapangpangan man, etc., ay tagalog din.
      With the term "Tagalog" is meant all who were born and raised in this archipelago; as such, even a Visayan, Ilocano, Kapampangan, etc. is also a Tagalog.

Proper noun

Iloko (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜓᜃᜓ)

  1. Ilocano language
    Synonym: Ilokano

Adjective

Iloko (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜓᜃᜓ)

  1. belonging to or originating from the Ilocano ethnolinguistic group
    Synonym: Ilokano

Further reading

  • Iloko”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018