filipino

BrE /fɪˈlɪpɪnəʊ/ AmE /fɪˈlɪpɪnoʊ/

noun / adjective en → es

1 PERSON [noun] B2

a person from the Philippines or of Filipino descent

filipino, filipina (persona), originario de Filipinas

Collocations Filipino community

  • She is a Filipino who has lived in the US for many years.

    Ella es filipina y ha vivido en los Estados Unidos durante muchos años.

2 LANGUAGE [noun] B2

the official language of the Philippines, which is a form of Malay and closely related to Indonesian

filipino (lengua), tagalo

Collocations Filipino language

  • He teaches Filipino at the university.

    Él enseña filipino en la universidad.