Bicolano

See also: bicolano

English

Alternative forms

• Bikolano

Etymology

From Spanish bicolano.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bɪkəˈlɑːnəʊ/
• (US) enPR: bĭ-kə-läʹ-nō, IPA^(key): /bɪkəˈlɑnoʊ/
• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /bɪkəˈlɑnə/
• Hyphenation: Bi‧co‧la‧no
• Rhymes: -ɑːnəʊ

Noun

Bicolano (plural Bicolanos or Bicolano)

1. A native inhabitant or resident of the Bicol Region, Philippines.

   Hypernym: Filipino

   Coordinate term: (female) Bicolana

   • 2001, Elizabeth Hallam, Jenny Hockey, Death, Memory and Material Culture, page 186:

     The Merina, like the Bicolano, are open to change.

Translations

person

• Bikol Central: Bikolnon
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 比科拉諾人 / 比科拉诺人

• Indonesian: orang Bikol
• Italian: bicolani
• Korean: 비콜라노 족 (bikollano jok)
• Lithuanian: Bikolai
• Russian: Бикол (Bikol)
• Spanish: bicolano
• Tamil: பிகொலனோ மக்கள் (pikolaṉō makkaḷ)
• Turkish: Bicolano halkı

Adjective

Bicolano (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or derived from Bicol Region, Philippines, its people, cuisine, language, or culture.

Proper noun

Bicolano

1. A language spoken in the Bicol Region, Philippines.

Translations

Bicol — see Bicol

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Bicolano, bcl ⁠
• Bikol Central Wiktionary
• Bicolano people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Lobianco