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Filipino
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English
Pronunciation
- fi-li-peeh'-noh
Noun
Filipino, plural Filipinos
- One of Two National Languages of the Philippines. The other one being English.
- Nationality of people living in the Philippines.
Synonyms
- the language
- Pilipino : old name but still widely used
- Tagalog: language from which Filipino is largely based
- the people
- Filipina : for female
- Flip: colloquial especially among young Filipino-Americans
- Pinoy : colloquial for both male and female
- Pinay : colloquial for female
- Noypi : colloquial, street for Filipino
Adjective
- Of or pertaining to the Philippines or its People.
- Of or pertaining to the Language of the Philippines.
- Descendant of people from the Philippines. (e.g. Filipino-American )
Synonyms
- Fil- as in Fil-Am as a shortcut for Filipino-American
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