Filipina

/fɪlɪˈpiːnə/

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Philippines/filiˈpinɐ/

Filipina noun: a female citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.

Noun

Filipina (plural Filipinas)

(countable) A female citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.
- Recently, the police station at Nei-Hu district arrested about ten Filipina domestics and nursing workers who ran away from their employers.2006 [1997 December 16], Shu-Ju Ada Cheng, “The Global Trade in Domestic Service”, in Serving the Household and the Nation: Filipina Domestics and the Politics of Identity in Taiwan (Sociology; Asian...
- Whether portrayed as masculine warriors, female seducers, or wayward mothers, Huk Amazons were regarded as extraordinary and unconventional Filipinas: communist guerrillas trained to fight as soldiers against the government and women who lived in the forests, fraternized with men, and had children...2009 April 22, Vina A. Lanzona, Amazons of the Huk Rebellion: Gender, Sex, and Revolution in the Philippines, Univ of Wisconsin Press, →ISBN, page 31
Synonyms:

Pinay
(countable, historical, obsolete) A female Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent.

Synonyms:

Spaniard, Spanish

Filipina (not comparable)

A female citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines: Pilipina, Pinay
Of or pertaining to female citizens or local inhabitants of the Philippines: Pilipina, Pinay

plural	Filipinas

Borrowed from Spanish filipina f (feminine form of filipino).

What does Filipina mean?: Filipina means a female citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.
What is Filipina in Tagalog?: Filipina in Tagalog is Pilipina, Pinay. See Filipina meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is Filipina?: Filipina can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Filipina?: Filipina is pronounced /filiˈpinɐ/ (Philippines).
What is the plural of Filipina?: The plural of Filipina is Filipinas.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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