English Explanatory Dictionary

anito

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

anito anitos

Etymology

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

Synonyms

anitism
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