Juan dela Cruz
Tagalog
American anti-communist poster featuring Juan dela Cruz
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Juan de la Cruz (“John of the Cross”), an allusion to dela Cruz, the most common Filipino surname.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /huˌan ˌdela ˈkɾus/, [hʊˌan ˌde.lɐ ˈkɾus]
Noun
Juán dela Cruz
- John Doe (fictitious name used in legal documents for an unknown or anonymous male person)
- Coordinate term: Juana dela Cruz
- male national personification of the Philippines, usually representing the Filipino citizenry
- Coordinate term: Inang Bayan
- Alternative spelling of Juan de la Cruz: John of the Cross
Further reading
- “Juan dela Cruz”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018