anito

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anito

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

noun anitos

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

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"anito." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anito. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"anito." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anito.

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@misc{anito_2026,
  title = {anito},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anito},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}