Filipina
proper noun
- given name
- female person from Philippines
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /filiˈpinɐ/ / /fɪlɪˈpiːnə/
adj
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish filipina f (feminine form of filipino).
- Of or pertaining to female citizens or local inhabitants of the Philippines.
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish filipina f (feminine form of filipino).
- A female citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.
“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.”
- A female Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent.