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

Recent Examples on the Web

The film was inspired by real events that have become some of the most notorious in WWII history, a forced march of some 60,000 Filipino and 15,000 U.S. prisoners of war following the Japanese victory at the Battle of Bataan. —Patrick Frater, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024

Mano Modern Cafe, a Filipino spot in West Town, is another first-time vendor at Taste of Chicago. —Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2024

Interviewees like Nobel Prize-winning Filipino journalist Maria Ressa or Indian investigative reporter Rana Ayyub speak as if addressing someone just offscreen, Kapadia or a surrogate presumably, as in a more conventional doc. —Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2024

Here, Garlock leans into flavors first introduced to him in culinary school by a Filipino friend. —Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 4 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Spanish

First Known Use

circa 1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

Filipino

noun

Fil·​i·​pi·​no ˌfil-ə-ˈpē-nō 

plural Filipinos

: a person born or living in the Philippines

Filipino adjective

Etymology

Spanish