Filipino

n., pl., -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.

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

IN BRIEF: n. - Official language of the Philippines; A native or inhabitant of the Philippines adj. - Of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs.

Tutor's tip: You would expect a "Filipino" (a male native of the Philippines) to speak "Pilipino" (the official language of the Philippines) to his "Filipina" (a female native of the Philippines) cousin, wouldn't you?

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a native or inhabitant of the Philippines

Meaning #2: official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages
  Synonym: Philippine

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The adjective Filipino has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs
  Synonym: Philippine
  Pertains to noun: Philippines (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - filippinsk
n. - filippiner

Nederlands (Dutch)
Filippijn

Français (French)
adj. - philippin
n. - Philippin

Deutsch (German)
n. - Philippiner
adj. - philippinisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - Φιλιππινέζος
adj. - φιλιππινέζικος, Φιλιππινέζος

Italiano (Italian)
filippino

Português (Portuguese)
n., -
adj. - filipino (m)

Русский (Russian)
филиппинец, филиппинский

Español (Spanish)
adj. - filipino
n. - filipino

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - filippinare, filippinska
adj. - filippinsk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
菲律宾的, 菲律宾人, 菲律宾语

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 菲律賓的
n. - 菲律賓人, 菲律賓語

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 필리핀 사람의
n. - 필리핀 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - フィリピン人
adj. - フィリピン人の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شخص من الفلبين (صفه) فلبيني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נוגע לאיי הפיליפינים או לתושביהם, פיליפיני‬
n. - ‮פיליפיני‬

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