ilocano
Spanish, noun/iloˈkano/
ilocano is spelled I-L-O-C-A-N-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written Spanish, the 180,102nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ilocano is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “Ilocano (people)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does ilocano mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Ilocano
noun
- 1
masculineIlocano (people)
noun
- 1
masculineIlocano (language)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relativo o pertenenciente a la etnia descendientes de los malayos que emigraron y colonizaron el noroeste de las Filipinas, en especial Luzón. 2. Relativo o perteneciente a la lengua de este pueblo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ilocano
- ilocana feminine
- ilocanos masculine plural
- ilocanas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ilocano?
- /iloˈkano/
- [i.loˈka.no]
- [iloˈkano]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ilocano in Spanish?
ilocano appears about once in every 25 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).