canao

noun

ca·​nao

variants or less commonly kanyaw

kənˈyau̇

plural -s

: a pagan religious feast in the mountain regions of the Philippines

Word History

Etymology

Spanish cañao, from Iloko kanyaw sacred or ritual sanction

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