Pangasinan

//pɐŋ.ɡɐ.sɪˈnan// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person from Pangasinan or having Pangasinan ancestry.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the Pangasinan people, language, or province not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A province of the Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Lingayen. Largest city: San Carlos.
  2. 2
    A language of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian family of languages; it is one of the major languages of the Philippines and the primary language in the province of Pangasinan, as well as northern Tarlac.

Example

More examples

"A lot of people know that my Uncle Joe likes lamb chops, especially in Greek cuisine. He speaks Tagalog, Ilocano, Pangasinan, and English. He is interested in French. Now in 2021, he is over 80 years old."

Etymology

From Spanish Pangasinán, from Pangasinan Pangasinan.

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