Bikol

noun

Bi·​kol

variants or less commonly Bicol

bēˈkōl

plural Bikol or Bikols also Bicol or Bicols

1

a

: a Christianized people in southeastern Luzon and adjacent islands of the Philippines

b

: a member of such people

2

: the Austronesian language of the Bikol people

Word History

Etymology

Bikol & Tagalog

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