filipino

Filipino

adjective noun fee-lee-PEE-noh Rare

Usage Note

Filipino refers to anything of or from the Philippines (Filipinas). As a noun it also means 'a Filipino person'; the feminine is filipina. In Spain Filipinos is also the name of a popular chocolate-coated ring biscuit — a completely different meaning that can amuse or confuse. The Philippine national language is filipino (with a lowercase f in Spanish).

Examples

"El equipo filipino clasificó para los Juegos Olímpicos."

Natural Translation

The Filipino team qualified for the Olympic Games.

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