What does "filipino" mean?
A citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.
Filipino
/filiˈpino/ adj, name, noun
adj, name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.
- Grammar: filipino is listed as adj, name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: philippine, philippine language, filipina, filipino citizen.
- Useful contrasts: Filipina, Pinay, alien.
- Usage evidence: "Are you from Australia?" asked the Filipino.
How to use "filipino"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.
- 2 official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages wordnet
- 3 Specifically a male citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines.
- 4 a native or inhabitant of the Philippines wordnet
- 5 A male Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent. historical, obsolete
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to the Philippines or its peoples, languages, and cultures. not-comparable
- 2 Of or pertaining to Tagalog, the basis of the national language of the Philippines. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 The national language of the Philippines, based on Tagalog. uncountable
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
""Are you from Australia?" asked the Filipino."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "filipino"?
Common synonyms include: philippine, philippine language, filipina, filipino citizen, filipino community, filipino ethnicity.
How do you use "filipino" in a sentence?
"Are you from Australia?" asked the Filipino.
How do you pronounce "filipino"?
Pronounced /filiˈpino/.
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.