Standard Lemma guide

Filipina

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Philippines: /filiˈpinɐ/
  • UK, US: /fɪlɪˈpiːnə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Pinay

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, historical, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Spaniard, Spanish

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hebrew: פיליפינית (filipinit) — Of or pertaining to female citizens or local inhabitants of the Philippines
  • Italian: filippina — Of or pertaining to female citizens or local inhabitants of the Philippines
  • Spanish: filipina — Of or pertaining to female citizens or local inhabitants of the Philippines
  • Swedish: filippinsk — Of or pertaining to female citizens or local inhabitants of the Philippines
  • Tagalog: Pilipina — Of or pertaining to female citizens or local inhabitants of the Philippines
  • Tagalog: Pinay — Of or pertaining to female citizens or local inhabitants of the Philippines
  • Armenian: ֆիլիպինուհի (filipinuhi) — A female citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines
  • Asturian: filipina — A female citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines
  • Dutch: Filipijnse — A female citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines
  • Italian: filippina — A female citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines
  • Romanian: filipineză — A female citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines
  • Russian: филиппинка (filippinka) — A female citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines
  • Spanish: filipina — A female citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines
  • Tagalog: Pilipina — A female citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines
  • Tagalog: Pinay — A female citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines
Real reading context

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