Filipino

Fil·i·pi·no  (fl-pn)

n. pl. Fil·i·pi·nos

1. A native or inhabitant of the Philippines.

2. The Austronesian language that is based on Tagalog, draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages, and is the official language of the Philippines.

adj.

Of or relating to the Philippines or its peoples, languages, or cultures.

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[Spanish filipino, from (Islas) Filipinas, Philippine (Islands).]

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Filipino [fill-lip-pee-no]

Adjective

of the Philippines

Noun

pl -nos

Also (fem): (Filipina) a person from the Philippines

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Filipino - a native or inhabitant of the Philippines Philippines, Republic of the Philippines - a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946 aborigine, indigen, indigene, native, aboriginal - an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students" Moro - a member of the predominantly Muslim people in the southern Philippines Tagalog - a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila Bisayan, Visayan - a member of the most numerous indigenous people of the Philippines
	2.	Filipino - official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages Philippine Western Malayo-Polynesian - a western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages Tagalog - the language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based Cebuano, Cebuan - language of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its lexicon contributes to the official language of the Philippines
Adj.	1.	Filipino - of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs; "the Philippine President"; "our Filipino cook" Philippine

Translations

Filipino [fɪlɪˈpiːnəu] adj → philippin(e)

n (= person) → Philippin(e);

(Ling) → tagalog m

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Filipino [fɪlɪˈpiːnəu] n → Filipino m, Filipina f;

(Ling) → Philippinisch nt

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Filipino [fɪlɪˈpiːnəu] n → filippino/a;

(LING) → tagal m