engkanto
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish encanto (“a charm, a spell”).
Noun edit
engkanto
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish encanto (“charm; spell”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
engkanto
- (folklore) type of nature spirit, usually associated with the forest and is believed to be averse to salt
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:engkanto.
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish encanto (“charm, spell”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
engkanto (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜅ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)
- (folklore) engkanto (mythical environmental spirits in Philippine folklore)
- enchantment; chant; spell
- Synonym: pagkagayuma
Further reading edit
- “engkanto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018