Filipin@

See also: filipin, filipín, Filipino, filipino, Filipina, and filipina

English

Etymology

The at-sign (@) resembles both the feminine ending/element a and the masculine o. From Filipino and Filipina, from Spanish filipina+filipino, from the Filipinas (“Philippines”), from Felipe (“Philip”), from Philip II of Spain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪlɪˈpinaʊ/, /fɪlɪˈpineɪ/, or as "Filipino or Filipina"

Noun

Filipin@ (plural Filipin@s)

1. (neologism) A Filipino (“m”) or Filipina (“f”).

Synonyms

• Filipinx (US)
• Filipino (male form covering all genders)