Pilipino

American  

[pil-uh-pee-noh] / ˌpɪl əˈpi noʊ /

noun

1. a language essentially the same as Tagalog that has been adopted as the official national language of the Philippines.

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Example Sentences

“People are looking to fill shortages that they have,” said Versoza, executive director of the Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2022

Sunday Jump has resumed in-person events at the Pilipino Workers Center — with limited attendance and masks required — after holding open mikes exclusively online since the pandemic spread.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2021

In San Francisco, the West Bay Pilipino Multi-Service Center, a nonprofit that serves underprivileged Filipino youth, stayed open overnight on Sunday to accept donations of food and medicine for victims of the typhoon.

From Reuters • Nov. 12, 2013

For balance on the other side, Aquino chose two center-left Assemblymen from the Pilipino Democratic Party-Laban.

From Time Magazine Archive

Miss Jovy is a pretty Filipina college student studying biology, and she’s also in charge of her university’s PCN, or Pilipino Cultural Night.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio