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

“It definitely shows that there is a strong progressive voice that’s coming from the Filipino community,” said Aquilina Soriano Versoza, executive director of the Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2022

Fast-forward to today, and Pinoy rock perseveres on the path that Original Pilipino Music established in the 1970s.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 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

"Democracy is safe with this constitution," she said after receiving two copies of the 59-page document, one in English, the other in Pilipino.

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