Filipino
Americanadjective
noun
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Filipinos
plural
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Sometimes Offensive. an inhabitant of the Philippines or a person of Philippine origin or descent.
noun
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Also (feminine): Filipina. a native or inhabitant of the Philippines
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another name for Tagalog
adjective
Sensitive Note
Use as a noun in reference to a person (e.g., “a Filipino”) is sometimes considered offensive.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Filipino
First recorded in 1895–1900; from Spanish, derived from (las Islas) Filipinas “the Philippine Islands”; see origin at Philippines
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Earlier this month, Iran made a similar claim about an incident that killed two Filipino sailors on a Saudi-owned oil supertanker in the crucial waterway.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
That includes higher risk groups such as South Asian and Filipino adults, Shah noted.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
Two Filipino sailors died in one of the tanker attacks on Monday, Saudi Arabia's national shipping company said Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
When the Filipino company, famous for fried chicken, burgers and spaghetti, first announced the spinoff plan in January, it had said it was considering listing the international business on a U.S. securities exchange.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Alexa says it’s kind of like a huge Filipino version of double Dutch, but without the jump ropes.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
“But it’s nothing compared to the pressure that regular, everyday Filipinos have to face providing for their families.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
An energy department spokeswoman noted the government was offering a financing programme for civil servants, but fewer options exist for average Filipinos.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The International Labour Organization estimates that 12.7 million Filipinos - more than one in four workers - are employed in occupations exposed to generative AI, the highest share in South East Asia.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
“It’s our first time here, it’s a much bigger audience, so we want to make an impression and prove that Filipinos deserve to be on that stage.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Dissenters argued that true freedom and independence for Filipinos should be more important than American imperialism.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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