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Filipina

American

[fil-uh-pee-nuh] / ˌfɪl əˈpi nə /

Or filipina

adjective

of or relating to female inhabitants of the Philippines or to women or girls of Philippine origin or descent; Philippine.

Don’t ever back-talk a Filipina mom!

noun

a female inhabitant of the Philippines or a woman or girl of Philippine origin or descent.

Etymology

Origin of Filipina

First recorded in 1895–1900; from Spanish: feminine of Filipino ( def. )

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Filipina

Take, for example, a plate of longsilog, the traditional breakfast meal her Filipina grandmother used to make for her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

No Filipina in history had ever entered the main draw of a WTA Masters 1000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

AI in its current form limits production quality, noted non-binary Filipina filmmaker Dolly Dulu.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

The eight members of the Filipina girl group Bini learned they were playing Coachella the same way their fans did: from people freaking out on social media when the lineup dropped.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

Still, Mom knows that inside I’m just as Filipina as she is.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

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