EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Filipino (colloquial)...
imprisonment; incarceration...
connection; linkage; the way things are linked tog...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/pi-NOY/
FIL: Isang kolokyal na termino para sa isang mamamayan ng Pilipinas o isang taong may lahing Pilipino. Ang pambabaeng katumbas nito ay "Pinay".
EN: Filipino (colloquial)
The unofficial, but universally understood, nickname for a Filipino. It's a term of endearment and pride. 'Pinoy' pride is that feeling you get when a foreigner knows adobo, or when Manny Pacquiao wins a fight, or when a Filipino artist gets international recognition. It's us.
A colloquial contraction of "Pilipino", with the "-oy" suffix being a common diminutive in Tagalog. Popularized in the 1920s by Filipino immigrants in the United States.
"Pinoy" is the masculine or general term. "Pinay" is used for females.
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🇵🇭 Ipagmalaki ang pagiging isang tunay na Pinoy.
🇺🇸 Be proud of being a true Filipino.
🇵🇭 Ang Pinoy Big Brother ay isang sikat na palabas sa telebisyon.
🇺🇸 Pinoy Big Brother is a famous television show.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.