Filipino
fi·li·pino
noun
a native or inhabitant of the Philippines
official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages
adjective
of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs
- “the Philippine President”
- “our Filipino cook”
Origin
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.
Phrases
- Chinese Filipino
- Filipino American
- Filipino Canadian
- Filipino English
- Filipino Sign Language
- Filipino time
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