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Filipino

//filiˈpino// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the Philippines or its peoples, languages, and cultures. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to Tagalog, the basis of the national language of the Philippines. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The national language of the Philippines, based on Tagalog. uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.
  2. 2
    official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages wordnet
  3. 3
    Specifically a male citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines.
  4. 4
    a native or inhabitant of the Philippines wordnet
  5. 5
    A male Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent. historical, obsolete

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

Etymology 3

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.

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