Filipino
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- noun
- /ˌfɪlɪˈpiːnoʊ/
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filipino
- Catholic faith is a force of liberation that gives the Filipino a sense of rootedness, identity, and peoplehood.
- marry a Filipino
- First Filipino
You have Chinese, Vietnamese, Thailand, Filipino, that's a lot.
- You have Chinese, Vietnamese, Thailand, Filipino, that's a lot.
- New team members, you know, then this time, you know, like we want, we want team members for me anyways, go get the Filipinos, help my people out, let's go.
- So I'm like, hey, Filipino, what are you doing?
- You know, some people are like, yeah, I want that hot dog with a put to put you, you know, couple of them Filipinos on there.
Examples
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So I'm the fifth child of a Filipino immigrant.
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Under Spanish rule, "Filipino" signified a creole class distinction by naming people of Spanish descent who were born in the Philippines.
Academic text (2016) -
What do you have to say to all the Filipino parents out there at Parents?
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I still keep in touch with Filipino guy, good friend of mine.
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That Filipino over there has been here five years.
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You talked a little bit about tonight, your mom being Filipino and really influencing you.
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An older man who was at least sixty was dancing with a Filipino who turned around at regular intervals to spray himself with perfume.
Fiction book (1995) -
At a San Francisco Chinatown dance in the early 1940s, Robert Vallangca (Filipino) accompanied a Chinese American friend.
Academic text (2003) -
Many Filipino families celebrate Christmas with unique traditions and festive gatherings.
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As a Filipino chef, she brings authentic flavors from her homeland to the restaurant.
Synonyms
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2.8
A woman from the Philippines
Compounds
The official national language of the Philippines based on Tagalog and using words from other local languages
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Filipino for a person also comes from the islands' name given by the Spanish, so a Filipino is someone who is 'from the Philippines'.