ilustrado

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish ilustrado.

ilustrado (plural ilustrados)

1. (Philippines, historical) An educated wealthy and elite Filipino during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines.

Borrowed from Latin illūstrātus, perfect passive participle of illūstrō (“illuminate”).

• Hyphenation: i‧lus‧tra‧do

ilustrado (feminine ilustrada, masculine plural ilustrados, feminine plural ilustradas)

1. illustrated
2. enlightened
3. savant

ilustrado (feminine ilustrada, masculine plural ilustrados, feminine plural ilustradas)

1. past participle of ilustrar

• IPA^(key): /ilusˈtɾado/ [i.lusˈt̪ɾa.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: i‧lus‧tra‧do

ilustrado (feminine ilustrada, masculine plural ilustrados, feminine plural ilustradas)

1. enlightened, learned

ilustrado m (plural ilustrados)

1. member of the Enlightenment

   Synonym: iluminista

2. (Philippines, historical) ilustrado

ilustrado (feminine ilustrada, masculine plural ilustrados, feminine plural ilustradas)

1. past participle of ilustrar

• “ilustrado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Borrowed from Spanish ilustrado (“enlightened; learned”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔilusˈtɾado/ [ʔɪ.lʊsˈt̪ɾaː.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: i‧lus‧tra‧do

ilustrado (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜇᜓ)

1. erudite; learned; educated; intelligent

   Synonyms: matalino, nakapag-aral, edukado

ilustrado (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜇᜓ)

1. (historical) ilustrado (member of the Filipino intelligentsia exposed to Spanish liberal and European nationalist ideals during the late 19th century Spanish period of the Philippines, usually belonging to middle to upper class)

• “ilustrado”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “ilustrado”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 331