Filipino
noun
Fil·i·pi·no
ˌfi-lə-ˈpē-(ˌ)nō 
plural Filipinos
1
: a native of the Philippine Islands
2
: a citizen of the Republic of the Philippines
3
: the Tagalog-based official language of the Republic of the Philippines
Filipino
adjective
Examples of Filipino in a Sentence
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Nance, whose mother is Filipino and father Black and Arab, was among the top three contestants of the season that wrapped up last week.
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Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
The Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars Palace charges up to $84.99 a head for a mind-boggling spread (Filipino congee, red-velvet waffles, an omelette bar, birria tacos).
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
In 1965, the National Farmworkers Association voted to join a grape strike spearheaded by Filipino farmworkers in Delano, California.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
The roots of the story are firmly in California, home to more than 1.2 Filipinos, with more than 300,000 concentrated in the Bay Area.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
While over 40 percent of the country’s population does not have a bank account, the majority of Filipino households have internet access, which has allowed crypto to spread to rural areas.
—Eli Tan Jes Aznar, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Produced by Ronald Monteverde, the eight-part thriller centers on a Filipino maid and a Ukrainian detective unraveling a mystery that begins with a dead body in small town and spans halfway across the globe.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
The ship's managers and owners said the ship's crew of 20 included one Indian, 15 Filipino and four Vietnamese.
—Jon Gambrell and Tara Copp, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
Since then, rotating detachments of Filipino marines have been living on board, hunkering down through tropical heat, typhoons and long spells away from home in a bid to assert territorial rights and prevent any Chinese development there.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
The Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars Palace charges up to $84.99 a head for a mind-boggling spread (Filipino congee, red-velvet waffles, an omelette bar, birria tacos).
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
In 1965, the National Farmworkers Association voted to join a grape strike spearheaded by Filipino farmworkers in Delano, California.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
The roots of the story are firmly in California, home to more than 1.2 Filipinos, with more than 300,000 concentrated in the Bay Area.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
While over 40 percent of the country’s population does not have a bank account, the majority of Filipino households have internet access, which has allowed crypto to spread to rural areas.
—Eli Tan Jes Aznar, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Produced by Ronald Monteverde, the eight-part thriller centers on a Filipino maid and a Ukrainian detective unraveling a mystery that begins with a dead body in small town and spans halfway across the globe.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
The ship's managers and owners said the ship's crew of 20 included one Indian, 15 Filipino and four Vietnamese.
—Jon Gambrell and Tara Copp, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
Since then, rotating detachments of Filipino marines have been living on board, hunkering down through tropical heat, typhoons and long spells away from home in a bid to assert territorial rights and prevent any Chinese development there.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Filipino.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Filipino. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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Filipino
noun
Fil·i·pi·no
ˌfil-ə-ˈpē-nō
plural Filipinos
: a person born or living in the Philippines
Filipino
adjective
Etymology
Spanish
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