Filipina

Or fil·i·pi·na

[fil-uh-pee-nuh]

adjective

1. 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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Filipina¹

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

Example Sentences

Melody Butiu, who plays the Siegels’ Filipina nanny and indispensable factotum, has a readier place in our hearts for all that she has had to sacrifice to support her distant family.

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In this neo-noir two-hander, Constanza, a Filipina immigrant, and Billy, a queer Texan youth, find themselves thrown together as they attempt to dodge law enforcement — both immigration officers and criminal investigators — and free themselves of sins from their homelands.

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It will pit Filipina queens from the last three seasons against Asian queens from the shows many international editions.

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Iga Swiatek avoided another shock defeat against Filipina teenager Alexandra Eala by fighting back to win their Madrid Open second-round match.

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They would remain wed for 50 years until 2015, when he ended the marriage to begin a headline-grabbing romantic liaison with Preysler, a Filipina socialite who is also the mother of pop star Enrique Iglesias.

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