'Filipino' definitions:
Definition of 'Filipino'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs; "the Philippine President"; "our Filipino cook" [syn: Filipino, Philippine]
noun
A native or inhabitant of the Philippines
noun
Official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages [syn: Philippine, Filipino]
Definition of 'Filipino'
From: GCIDE
- Filipino \Fil`i*pi"no\, n.; pl. Filipinos. [Sp.] A native or inhabitant of the Philippine Islands, specif. one of Spanish descent or of mixed blood. [WordNet sense 1]
- 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 Century. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. the official language of the Philippines, based on Tagalog. It draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages. [WordNet sense 2]
- Syn: Philippine. [WordNet 1.5]
Definition of 'Filipino'
From: GCIDE
- Filipino \Filipino\ adj.
- 1. of or relating to the Philippines or its people or customs.
- Syn: Philippine. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. of or relating to the language of the Philippines.
- Syn: Tagalog. [WordNet 1.5]