Filipino
or fil·i·pi·no
of or relating to inhabitants of the Philippines or to people of Philippine origin or descent; Philippine: Filipino immigrants living and working in Hawaii.
Sometimes Offensive. an inhabitant of the Philippines or a person of Philippine origin or descent.
Origin of Filipino
1- Also Informal, Pinoy.
usage note For Filipino
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How to use Filipino in a sentence
Filipinos have adapted the Chinese egg roll to create one of their national dishes, called lumpia.
The fighting section of the Filipinos was intensely irritated at not having been allowed to enter and sack the capital.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanAt the first meeting the Filipinos agreed to liberate all except the friars, because these might raise trouble.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanAt this period, at least, the Filipinos were not unanimous in rejecting friars as parish priests.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThere is a small colony of rich Filipinos in Paris, and about 50 or 60 (principally students) in England.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
They have no nationality, and are officially described as “Filipinos under the protection of the United States.”
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
British Dictionary definitions for Filipino
/ (ˌfɪlɪˈpiːnəʊ) /
plural -nos a native or inhabitant of the Philippines: Also (feminine): Filipina
another name for Tagalog
of or relating to the Philippines or their inhabitants
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