Filipin@

/fɪlɪˈpinaʊ/

noun

A Filipino (“m”) or Filipina (“f”).

Meanings

nounFilipin@ (plural Filipin@s)

plural Filipin@s

  1. neologismA Filipino (“m”) or Filipina (“f”).

    Synonyms: Filipinx, Filipino

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Filipino (“m”) or Filipina (“f”).

Also see

Origin

  1. Spanishfilipina+filipino
  2. EnglishFilipin@

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.

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Cite this entry
APA

Filipin@. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Filipin%40

MLA

“Filipin@.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Filipin%40. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Filipin@,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Filipin%40.

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