Filipin@

See also: filipin, filipín, Filipino, filipino, Filipina, and filipina

English

Etymology

@ 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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɪlɪˈpinaʊ/, /fɪlɪˈpineɪ/, or as "Filipino or Filipina"

Noun

Filipin@ (plural Filipin@s)

(neologism) A Filipino (“m”) or Filipina (“f”).

Synonyms

Filipinx (US)
Filipino (male form covering all genders)

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