anito

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
5
Words With Friends
6
Letters
5

Definition of anito

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable)ancestor spirit in Indigenous Philippine folk religions
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noun

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

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Etymology

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

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