Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

filipina

/fɪlɪˈpiːnə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: fil-ip-ina
IPA: /fɪlɪˈpiːnə/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.

Countable

noun

A female Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent.

Countable; Obsolete

adj

Of or pertaining to female citizens or local inhabitants of the Philippines.

Example Sentences

"Recently, the police station at Nei-Hu district arrested about ten Filipina domestics and nursing workers who ran away from their employers."
"Whether portrayed as masculine warriors, female seducers, or wayward mothers, Huk Amazons were regarded as extraordinary and unconventional Filipinas: communist guerrillas trained to fight as soldiers against the government and women who lived in the forests, fraternized with men, and had children outside marriage."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish filipina f (feminine form of filipino).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fɪlɪˈpiːnə/
British English: /fɪlɪˈpiːnə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Filipinas (plural)

Derived Forms

Filipin@ Filipinx Pinay

Frequently Paired Words

Filipino

Synonyms

Pinay Spaniard Spanish

Antonyms

Filipino

Questions

How do you pronounce filipina?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɪlɪˈpiːnə/.
What does filipina mean?: A female citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.
Where does filipina come from?: Borrowed from Spanish filipina f (feminine form of filipino).

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