ilustrado

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish ilustrado.

Noun

ilustrado (plural ilustrados)

1. (Philippines, historical) An educated wealthy and elite Filipino during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin illūstrātus, perfect passive participle of illūstrō (“illuminate”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.lusˈtɾa.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.lusˈtɾa.du/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /i.luʃˈtɾa.du/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.luʃˈtɾa.du/ [i.luʃˈtɾa.ðu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.luʃˈtɾa.du/ [i.luʃˈtɾa.ðu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.luʃˈtɾa.du/

• Hyphenation: i‧lus‧tra‧do

Adjective

ilustrado (feminine ilustrada, masculine plural ilustrados, feminine plural ilustradas)

1. illustrated
2. enlightened
3. savant

Participle

ilustrado (feminine ilustrada, masculine plural ilustrados, feminine plural ilustradas)

1. past participle of ilustrar

Further reading

• “ilustrado”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ilusˈtɾado/ [i.lusˈt̪ɾa.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: i‧lus‧tra‧do

Adjective

ilustrado (feminine ilustrada, masculine plural ilustrados, feminine plural ilustradas)

1. enlightened, learned

Derived terms

• despotismo ilustrado

Noun

ilustrado m (plural ilustrados)

1. member of the Enlightenment

   Synonym: iluminista

2. (Philippines, historical) ilustrado

Participle

ilustrado (feminine ilustrada, masculine plural ilustrados, feminine plural ilustradas)

1. past participle of ilustrar

Further reading

• “ilustrado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ilustrado (“enlightened; learned”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔilusˈtɾado/ [ʔɪ.lʊsˈt̪ɾaː.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: i‧lus‧tra‧do

Adjective

ilustrado (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜇᜓ)

1. erudite; learned; educated; intelligent

   Synonyms: matalino, nakapag-aral, edukado

Related terms

• ilustrador
• ilustrasyon
• lustre

Noun

ilustrado (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜇᜓ)

1. (historical) ilustrado (member of the Filipino intelligentsia exposed to Spanish liberal and European nationalist ideals during the late 19th century Spanish period of the Philippines, usually belonging to middle to upper class)

Further reading

• “ilustrado”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “ilustrado”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 331