Filipino
US/fɪlɪˈpinoʊ/
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Philippines/filiˈpino/
Filipino noun: a citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.
Noun
Filipino (plural Filipinos)
- A citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.
- Synonyms:
- Pinoy
- Specifically the male equivalent of Filipina.
- A male Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent.
Proper noun
Filipino
- The national language of the Philippines, based on Tagalog.
Adjective
Filipino (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the Philippines or its peoples, languages, and cultures.
- Synonyms:
- Philippine
- Of or pertaining to Tagalog, the basis of the national language of the Philippines.
Filipino meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Tagalog
Filipino in Hindi
- citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- फ़िलीपीनी filīpīnī
- of or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
- फ़िलीपीनी filīpīnī
Filipino in Urdu
- citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- فلپائنی filpā'inī
Filipino in Bengali
- ফিলিপিনো
Filipino in Tagalog
- citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- Pilipino, Pilipina, Pinoy, Pinay
- the national language of the Philippines
- Filipino, Pilipino
- of or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
- Pilipino, Pinoy
More languagesFewer languages
- Filipino in Indonesian
- Filipina
- Filipino in Vietnamese
- Phi, tiếng Tagalog
Synonyms of Filipino
Forms of Filipino
| plural | Filipinos |
|---|---|
| alternative proscribed | Philipino |
| alternative proscribed | Philippino |
| alternative form (dated) | Pilipino |
Origin of Filipino
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.
Words formed from Filipino
- Chinese Filipino
- Filipin@
- Filipinx
- Flip
- Pinoy
- American-Filipino
- Chinese-Filipino
- Fil-
- Fil-Am
- Fil-Chi
- Filipino American
- Filipino-American
- Filipino-Australian
- Filipino-Canadian
- Filipino Canadian
- Filipino-Chinese
- Filipino English
- Filipino Sign Language
- Filipino-Spanish
- Filipino time
- Indian-Filipino
- Iranian-Filipino
- Japanese-Filipino
- Korean-Filipino
- OFW
- Spanish-Filipino
Phrases with Filipino
Words that rhyme with Filipino
Questions about Filipino
- What does Filipino mean?
- Filipino means a citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.
- What is Filipino in Hindi?
- Filipino in Hindi is फ़िलीपीनी (filīpīnī). See Filipino meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Filipino?
- Filipino can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Filipino?
- Filipino is pronounced /filiˈpino/ (Philippines).
- What is the plural of Filipino?
- The plural of Filipino is Filipinos.
Words near Filipino in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Filipino (page history and authors); Filipino (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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