Meanings
nounFilipino (plural Filipinos)
plural Filipinos · alternative dated Pilipino · alternative proscribed Philipino · alternative proscribed Philippino
- A citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.
Synonyms: Pinoy
- Specifically the male equivalent of Filipina.
proper noun
alternative dated Pilipino · alternative proscribed Philipino · alternative proscribed Philippino
adjectiveFilipino (not comparable)
alternative dated Pilipino · alternative proscribed Philipino · alternative proscribed Philippino
- not comparableOf or pertaining to the Philippines or its peoples, languages, and cultures.
Synonyms: Philippine
- not comparableOf or pertaining to Tagalog, the basis of the national language of the Philippines.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.
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adjectiveOf or pertaining to the Philippines or its peoples, languages, and cultures.
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More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs
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nounofficial language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages
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Broader
Western Malayo-Polynesian
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- SpanishEl Rey Felipe II de España“King Philip II of Spain”
- Spanishlas Islas Filipinas“The Philippine Islands (P.I.); The Philippines”
- Spanishfilipino m
- EnglishFilipino
From Spanish filipino m, from Felipe + -ino, demonym to Spanish las Islas Filipinas (“The Philippine Islands (P.I.); The Philippines”), after Spanish El Rey Felipe II de España (“King Philip II of Spain”). The Spanish term formerly only referred to a male Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent, synonym to Spanish insular (“islander”) (plural insulares) in the Spanish Colonial Era of the Philippines, before it was applied as a nationality for every citizen of the Philippines from the First Philippine Republic during the Philippine Revolution.
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Filippyn, Filippyner
- Filippyncitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- Filippynercitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- Filippynsthe national language of the Philippines
- Filippynsof or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
Catalan filipí, filipí
- filipícitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- filipíthe national language of the Philippines
- tagàlogthe national language of the Philippines
- filipíof or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
Chinese Cantonese 菲律賓人 /菲律宾人, 菲律賓話 /菲律宾话
- 菲律賓人 /菲律宾人 (fei¹ leot⁶ ban¹ jan⁴)citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- 菲律賓話 /菲律宾话the national language of the Philippines
Chinese Mandarin 菲律賓人 /菲律宾人, 菲律賓語 /菲律宾语
- 菲律賓人 /菲律宾人 (Fēilǜbīnrén)citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- 菲律賓語 /菲律宾语 (Fēilǜbīn yǔ)the national language of the Philippines
- 菲語 /菲语 (Fēiyǔ)the national language of the Philippines
Czech Filipínec, Filipínka
- Filipíneccitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- Filipínkacitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- filipínskýof or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
Danish filippinsk, filippinsk
- filippinskcitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- filippinskof or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
Dutch Filipijn, Filipijnse
- Filipijncitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- Filipijnsecitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- Filipinocitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- Filipijnsthe national language of the Philippines
- Filipijnsof or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
Esperanto filipinano, filipinanino
- filipinanocitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- filipinaninocitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
Finnish filippiiniläinen, filippiino
- filippiiniläinencitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- filippiinothe national language of the Philippines
- filippiiniläinenof or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
French Philippin, Philippine
- Philippincitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- Philippinecitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- filipinothe national language of the Philippines
- philippinof or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
German Philippiner, Philippinerin
- Philippinercitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- Philippinerincitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- Philippinischthe national language of the Philippines
- philippinischof or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
Greek φιλιππινέζικα, Φιλιππινικός
- φιλιππινέζικα (filippinézika)the national language of the Philippines
- Φιλιππινικός (Filippinikós)of or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
Hawaiian Pilipino, Pilipino
- Pilipinocitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- Pilipinoof or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
Hebrew פיליפיני
- פיליפיני (filipini)the national language of the Philippines
Hindi फ़िलीपीनी, फ़िलीपीनी
- फ़िलीपीनी (filīpīnī)citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- फ़िलीपीनी (filīpīnī)of or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
Hungarian filippínó, Fülöp-szigeteki
- filippínócitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- Fülöp-szigetekicitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- filippínóthe national language of the Philippines
- tagalogthe national language of the Philippines
- filippínóof or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
- Fülöp-szigetekiof or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
Indonesian Filipina
- Filipinaof or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
Irish Filipíneach, Filipínis
- Filipíneachcitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- Filipínisthe national language of the Philippines
- Filipíneachof or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
Italian filippino, filippina
- filippinocitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- filippinacitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- filippinicitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- filippinecitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- filippinoof or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
Japanese フィリピン人, フィリピン語
- フィリピン人 (Firipin-jin)citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- フィリピン語 (Firipin-go)the national language of the Philippines
- フィリピノの (Firipino no)of or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
Korean 필리핀인, 필리핀 사람
- 필리핀인 (pillipinin)citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- 필리핀 사람 (pillipin saram)citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- 필리핀어 (pillipineo)the national language of the Philippines
- 필리핀의 (Pillipin-ui)of or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
Latin Philippinus, Philippina
- Philippinuscitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- Philippinacitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- Philippinicitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- Philippinaecitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- lingua Philippinathe national language of the Philippines
- Philippinensisof or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
Latvian Filipīniešu
- Filipīniešuof or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
Norwegian Bokmål filippiner, filippinsk
- filippinercitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- filippinskthe national language of the Philippines
- filippinskof or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
Polish Filipińczyk, Filipinka
- Filipińczykcitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- Filipinkacitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- filipińskithe national language of the Philippines
- Filipińskiof or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
Portuguese filipino, filipino
- filipinocitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- filipinothe national language of the Philippines
- filipinoof or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
Romanian filipinez, filipineză
- filipinezcitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- filipinezăcitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- filipinezăthe national language of the Philippines
Russian филиппи́нец, филиппи́нка
- филиппи́нец (filippínec)citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- филиппи́нка (filippínka)citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- филипи́но (filipíno)the national language of the Philippines
- пилипи́но (pilipíno)the national language of the Philippines
- филиппи́нский (filippínskij)of or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
Spanish filipino, filipina
- filipinocitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- filipinacitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- filipinoof or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
Swahili Kifilipino
- Kifilipinothe national language of the Philippines
Swedish filippinier, filippinare
- filippiniercitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- filippinarecitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- filippinskathe national language of the Philippines
Tagalog Pilipino, Pilipina
- Pilipinocitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- Pilipinacitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- Pinoycitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- Pinaycitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- Filipinothe national language of the Philippines
- Pilipinothe national language of the Philippines
- Pilipinoof or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
- Pinoyof or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
Ukrainian філіппі́нський
- філіппі́нський (filippínsʹkyj)of or pertaining to the Philippines or its people
Urdu فلپائنی
- فلپائنی (filpā'inī)citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
Vietnamese Phi, tiếng Tagalog
- Phicitizen or inhabitant of the Philippines
- tiếng Tagalogthe national language of the Philippines
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Filipino
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Filipino. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Filipino
MLA
“Filipino.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Filipino. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Filipino,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Filipino.
Source: Filipino on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.