English Explanatory Dictionary

Filipin@

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Filipino (“m”) or Filipina (“f”).

Pronunciation

/fɪlɪˈpinaʊ/

Word forms

Filipin@ Filipin@s

Etymology

The at-sign (@) resembles both the feminine ending/element a and the masculine o. From Filipino and Filipina, from Spanish filipina+filipino, from the Filipinas (“Philippines”), from Felipe (“Philip”), from Philip II of Spain.

Synonyms

Filipinx Filipino
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