Maranao

noun

Mar·​a·​nao

variants or less commonly Maranaw

¦marə¦nau̇

plural Maranao or Maranaos also Maranaw or Maranaws

1

a

: a Moro people inhabiting the area around Lake Lanao and certain parts of central Cotabato province, Mindanao, Philippines, and northern Borneo

b

: a member of such people

2

: the Austronesian language of the Maranao people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Maranao Maranáw, from ranaw lake

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