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anito

anito noun: ancestor spirit in Indigenous Philippine folk religions.

Noun

anito (countable and uncountable, plural anitos)

  1. (countable) ancestor spirit in Indigenous Philippine folk religions
  2. (uncountable) Synonym of anitism (“folk religion of the Philippines”).
    Synonyms:
    anitism

Synonyms of anito

Forms of anito

pluralanitos

Origin of anito

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

Questions about anito

What does anito mean?
Anito means ancestor spirit in Indigenous Philippine folk religions.
What part of speech is anito?
Anito is a noun.
What is the plural of anito?
The plural of anito is anitos.

Words near anito in the dictionary

  1. Anita
  2. Anitap
  3. aniten
  4. anitens
  5. anitism
  6. anito
  7. anitos
  8. anitrazafen
  9. anitrogenous
  10. Anitta
  11. anituber

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