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noun

Filipino n. (pl. filipinos)

A native or inhabitant of the Philippine Islands, specif. one of Spanish descent or of mixed blood. "Then there are Filipinos, "children of the country," they are called, who are supposed to be pure-blooded descendants of Spanish settlers. But there are few of them without some touch of Chinese or native blood."

The official language of the Philippines, based on Tagalog. It draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages.

Synonyms: Philippine.

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Etymology of 'Filipino'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Filipino" Quotes from Famous Books

... many languages of southeastern Asia and of the Malay archipelago. Good examples from Khmer (Cambodgian) are tmeu "one who walks" and daneu "walking" (verbal noun), both derived from deu "to walk." Further examples may be quoted from Bontoc Igorot, a Filipino language. Thus, an infixed -in- conveys the idea of the product of an accomplished action, e.g., kayu "wood," kinayu "gathered wood." Infixes are also freely used in the Bontoc Igorot verb. Thus, an infixed -um- is characteristic ...

— Language - An Introduction to the Study of Speech • Edward Sapir

... troops or additional ships reached him. Meanwhile the Spaniards held Manila, and a Spanish fleet, formidable under the circumstances, began to sail for the Philippines. Nevertheless Dewey proceeded to blockade Manila, which was besieged on the land side by the Filipino insurgents under Aguinaldo. This siege was indeed an advantage to the Americans as it distressed the enemy and gave an opportunity to obtain supplies from the mainland. Dewey, however, placed no confidence in Aguinaldo, and further was instructed by Secretary Long on the 26th ...

— The Path of Empire - A Chronicle of the United States as a World Power, Volume - 46 in The Chronicles of America Series • Carl Russell Fish

Words linked to "Filipino" : indigen, native, Cebuan, Visayan, aboriginal, aborigine, Philippines, Bisayan, indigene, Cebuano, Philippine