Fil·i·pi·no /-ˈpi(ˌ)no/
菲律賓人
Fil·i·pi·no n.; pl. Filipinos . A native or inhabitant of the Philippine Islands, specif. one of Spanish descent or of mixed blood. [wns=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.
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Filipino
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or
its people or customs; "the Philippine President"; "our
Filipino cook" [syn: Philippine]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of the Philippines
2: official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog;
draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages [syn: Philippine]