Abenlen

noun

Aben·​len

əˈbenˌlen

plural Abenlen or Abenlens

1

: an indigenous people in the Zambales mountains of western Luzon, Philippines

2

: a member of the Abenlen people

Word History

Etymology

perhaps borrowed from a self-designation

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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