noun
or ilo·ka·no ˌēlōˈkä(ˌ)nō
( plural ilocano or ilocanos or ilokano or ilokanos )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Spanish ilocano, from iloko (native name in the Philippines) + Spanish -ano -an
1.
a. : a major people inhabiting northern Luzon in the Philippines
b. : a member of such people
2. : the Austronesian language of the Ilocano people