English Explanatory Dictionary

Sangley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person of pure ethnic Chinese ancestry (especially during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines)
noun
  1. Alternative form of Sangley.

Word forms

Sangley Sangleys Sangleyes Sanglay

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish Sangley, ultimately from Hokkien.

Related words

Mestizo de Sangley
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