Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,740,837,588 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Ilocano
(redirected from Ilocanos)

    Also found in: Wikipedia 0.04 sec.
I·lo·ca·no also I·lo·ka·no  (l-kän)
n. pl. Ilocano or I·lo·ca·nos also Ilokano or I·lo·ka·nos
1. A member of an agricultural people of northern Luzon in the Philippines.
2. The Austronesian language of the Ilocano.
adj.
Of or relating to the Ilocano or their language or culture.
[Spanish Ilócano, from Ilóko, people who live along the shore (unattested sense), Austronesian people of the Philippines; perhaps akin to luék, luók, cove.]


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
No references found
 
Captain Mead reported that Ilocanos and Pangasinans exhibited "a natural dislike to the Tagalogs" and he identified the latter as "a disturbing element" and blamed them for "forcibly driving local laborers from the camps.
'These brothers of ours': Poblete's obreros and the road to Baguio ... by Bankoff, Greg / Journal of Social History
Adopting a regional perspective, first Xenos and then Xenos and Michael Cullinane consider respectively the migration of Ilocanos from their coastal Luzon homeland, and the century-long pattern of settlement on the island of Cebu.
POPULATION AND HISTORY: The Demographic Origins of the Modern ... by LARKIN, JOHN A. / Pacific Affairs
Gonzalez (declared National Artist in 1998, after spending decades on the faculty of California State University-Hayward), Sionil Jose (whose epic series on the Ilocanos of Rosales is gradually appearing under the Random House imprint), Linda Ty-Casper, and poets Carlos Bulosan and Carlos Angeles.
Flippin': Filipinos on America by Casper, Leonard / MELUS
More results
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.