Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pilipino

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: pilipino
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The former name of the national language of the Philippines, now officially Filipino.

Dated

Etymology

From Tagalog Pilipino, from Spanish filipino.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Pilipino, filipino

Usage

Dated

Questions

What does pilipino mean?: The former name of the national language of the Philippines, now officially Filipino.
Where does pilipino come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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