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anito

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-i-to
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

ancestor spirit in Indigenous Philippine folk religions

Countable

noun

Synonym of anitism (“folk religion of the Philippines”).

Uncountable

Etymology

From Spanish anito, Tagalog anito, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: anito, *qanitu, *qaNiCu

Usage

Inflected Forms

anitos (plural)

Synonyms

anitism

Questions

What does anito mean?
ancestor spirit in Indigenous Philippine folk religions
Where does anito come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce anito

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