Filipino

/ˌˈfɪləˌpinoʊ/

/fɪlɪˈpinəʊ/

Other forms: Filipinos

Definitions of Filipino

1. adjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs
   “our Filipino cook”

   synonyms: Philippine
2. noun

   a native or inhabitant of the Philippines
   types:

   Moro

   a member of the predominantly Muslim people in the southern Philippines

   Tagalog

   a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila

   Bisayan, Visayan

   a member of the most numerous indigenous people of the Philippines

   Cebuan

   inhabitant of the island of Cebu; a member of the Visayan people of the Philippines

   type of:

   aboriginal, aborigine, indigen, indigene, native

   an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
3. noun

   official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages
   synonyms: Philippine

   types:

   Tagalog

   the language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based

   Cebuan, Cebuano

   language of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its lexicon contributes to the official language of the Philippines

   type of:

   Western Malayo-Polynesian

   a western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages