Filipino
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Filipino
- /filiˈpino/ Philippines
- /pi-/ Philippines, colloquial
- /fɪlɪˈpinoʊ/ US
Rhymes with -iːnəʊ
Where it comes from
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.
noun Filipinos · Pilipino · Philipino · Philippino
proper noun Pilipino · Philipino · Philippino
adjective Pilipino · Philipino · Philippino
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Of or pertaining to the Philippines or its peoples, languages, and cultures.
Similar: Philippine
- Of or pertaining to Tagalog, the basis of the national language of the Philippines.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: philippine, filipina, tagalog, moro, philippines, manila, afp, pnp, expatriate, fei, pinoy, pinay, philippino, philippian, filipino-american, fil-am
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noun citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
| Español | filipino, filipina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 필리핀인 pillipinin, 필리핀 사람 pillipin saram |
| 日本語 | フィリピン人 Firipin-jin |
| 中文 | 菲律賓人 /菲律宾人 Fēilǜbīnrén |
| हिन्दी | फ़िलीपीनी filīpīnī |
| Português | filipino |
| Français | Philippin, Philippine |
| Deutsch | Philippiner, Philippinerin |
| Italiano | filippino, filippina, filippini, filippine |
| Română | filipinez, filipineză |
| Русский | филиппи́нец filippínec, филиппи́нка filippínka |
| Tiếng Việt | Phi |
name the national language of the Philippines
| 한국어 | 필리핀어 pillipineo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | フィリピン語 Firipin-go |
| 中文 | 菲律賓語 /菲律宾语 Fēilǜbīn yǔ, 菲語 /菲语 Fēiyǔ |
| Kiswahili | Kifilipino |
| Português | filipino |
| Français | filipino |
| Deutsch | Philippinisch |
| Ελληνικά | φιλιππινέζικα filippinézika |
| Română | filipineză |
| Русский | филипи́но filipíno, пилипи́но pilipíno |
| Tiếng Việt | tiếng Tagalog |
| עברית | פיליפיני filipini |
adj of or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
| Español | filipino |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 필리핀의 Pillipin-ui |
| 日本語 | フィリピノの Firipino no |
| हिन्दी | फ़िलीपीनी filīpīnī |
| Português | filipino |
| Français | philippin |
| Deutsch | philippinisch |
| Italiano | filippino |
| Ελληνικά | Φιλιππινικός Filippinikós |
| Русский | филиппи́нский filippínskij |
Talk about this word "Filipino." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/filipino. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Filipino. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/filipino "Filipino." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/filipino.Cite this
@misc{filipino_2026,
title = {Filipino},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/filipino},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
