Etymograph

English

Manileño

Manileño comes from Spanish Manila, and goes back to Tagalog Maynila.

  1. TagalogmodernMaynila
  2. Spanishc. 1500–presentManila
  3. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentmanileño
  4. Englishearliest quotation 2001Manileño

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. TagalogmodernMaynila
  2. Spanishc. 1500–presentManila
  3. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentmanileño
  4. Englishearliest quotation 2001Manileño

Earliest quotation: 2001, Denise Weldon, Neal M Oshima: “Manileños needed a break from the Imeldific extravaganzas. They…”

Today it means

noun An inhabitant of Manila.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Tagalog Maynila / Manileño