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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

She overcame weather delays, and the loss of the first set, to defeat world number three Jessica Pegula in the Washington Open final, becoming the first Filipina to win a WTA title.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Aviv reports on Filipina women who move to the United States to work as nannies and send money home to their families.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Paolo had a Filipina mom and a white hodgepodge American dad.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

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