Filipino
nounproper nounadjectiveattested in dialogue
- United States//fɪlɪˈpinoʊ//
- //filiˈpino//
- //piliˈpino//
A citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.
noun
- 1
A citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.
- 2
Specifically the male equivalent of Filipina.
- 3
historicalA male Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent.
Etymology
From Spanish filipino m, from Felipe + -ino, demonym to Spanish las Islas Filipinas (“The Philippine Islands (P.I.); The Philippines”), after Spanish El Rey Felipe II de España (“King Philip II of Spain”). The Spanish term formerly only referred to a male Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent, synonym to Spanish insular (“islander”) (plural insulares) in the Spanish Colonial Era of the Philippines, before it was applied as a nationality for every citizen of the Philippines from the First Philippine Republic during the Philippine Revolution.
proper noun
- 1
The national language of the Philippines, based on Tagalog.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the Philippines or its peoples, languages, and cultures.
- 2
Of or pertaining to Tagalog, the basis of the national language of the Philippines.
Forms
- plural
- Filipinos
Filipino · A citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.
fill · To make full To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the…Fill · A surname transferred from the given name.filled · Made full.