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ilocos

/ʔɪˈloː.kos/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
ilo-cos
IPA
/ʔɪˈloː.kos/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Ilocos Region (a region of Luzon, Philippines).

Etymology

From Spanish Ilocos, the plural of iloco + -s, where the root is from Ilocano i- (place of origin prefix) + either lukong (“hollow; concave”) or luek/luok (“cove; bay”) + Spanish -o.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce ilocos?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʔɪˈloː.kos/.
What does ilocos mean?
Ilocos Region (a region of Luzon, Philippines).
Where does ilocos come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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