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Filipino

USfi-li-PEE-noh/fɪlɪˈpinoʊ/UKfil-i-PEE-noh/ˌfɪlɪˈpiːnəʊ/

PluralFilipinos

6 meanings of Filipino

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    Someone who lives in or comes from the Philippines, or whose family does.

    Maria is a proud Filipino who grew up near Manila.

    Many Filipinos work abroad and send money home to their families.

    SimilarPinoy

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Connected with the Philippines, its people, languages, or cultures.

    Filipino cuisine blends Spanish, Chinese, and Malay flavors.

    The festival celebrated Filipino music and dance late into the night.

    SimilarPhilippine

  3. 3
    proper noununcountable
    The main language spoken across the Philippines, built mostly from Tagalog.

    All public school students study Filipino alongside English.

    The president gave part of the speech in Filipino so everyone could follow.

    SimilarTagalog, Pilipino

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  4. 4
    nouncountable
    A man or boy who lives in or comes from the Philippines.

    Her grandfather was a Filipino who fought in World War II.

    He is a Filipino, and his wife is a Filipina from the same town.

    OppositeFilipina

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  5. 5
    adjective
    Relating to Tagalog, the language that the national language of the Philippines is based on.

    The dictionary lists Filipino word roots next to their Tagalog origins.

    He studied Filipino sentence structure drawn straight from older Tagalog patterns.

    SimilarTagalog

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Less common meaning

  1. 6
    nounobsoletehistorical
    In the past, a man born in the Philippines whose family was fully or mostly Spanish.
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Origin

It comes from Spanish 'filipino', made from the name Felipe (King Philip II of Spain) plus '-ino'. It named the Philippine Islands, and later came to mean any citizen of the Philippines.