Filipino Definition

fĭlə-pēnō
filipinos
noun
A native or inhabitant of the Philippines.
American Heritage
A person born or living in the Philippines.
Webster's New World

Pilipino.

Webster's New World
The Austronesian language that is based on Tagalog, draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages, and is the official language of the Philippines.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective
Of the Philippine Islands or their people or culture.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun

A Philippine language used in the Philippines, based on Tagalog, also known as Manileño.

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Other Word Forms of Filipino

Noun

Singular:
Filipino
Plural:
filipinos

Origin of Filipino

  • From Spanish Filipinas; from Spanish Felipe, attributed to the King of Spain.

    From Wiktionary

  • Spanish filipino from (Islas) Filipinas Philippine (Islands)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Filipino Sentence Examples

  • It has five churches (one of these is an independent Filipino church), and is the seat of a provincial high school.

  • In 1898-99, during the Filipino revolt, Malolos was the seat of the rebel government, but it was captured and reduced to desolation in March 1899.

  • Manny (played by Cassie Steele) struggles with her Filipino heritage.

  • In August 1896 members of this association began an attack; and late in December the movement was reinforced as a result of the execution in Manila of Dr Jose Rizal y Mercado (1861-1896), a Filipino patriot.

  • Look out for and a Filipino quot Afro quot who knows traditional.

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Words Starting With

FFIFIL

Words Ending With

ONOINO

Unscrambles

Filipino

Words Starting With F and Ending With O

Starts With F & Ends With OStarts With FI & Ends With OStarts With F & Ends With NO

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With F8 Letter Words Ending With O