there are several meanings to the word "filo"
1. an individual of filipino heritage, often 1/8th another nationality eg. chinese or spanish.
2. an individual who can survive on the following foods for their entire life- spam, corn beef, rice, vienna sausage and sardines in a can.
3. an individual who speaks one of the following languages: cebuano, tagalog, ibunug, visayan etc. when speaking in their provincial dialect, they speak quickly and are almost
impossible to
understand to an
outsider filo. however, to those outside of the provinces they are limited in their language and so often use english for obscure words.
4.an individual in a multicultural community, they often speak in tagalog when swearing or when conversing with a fellow filo may also be called flip, flipster, etc
5.can also be referred to as a "freshie" however this term is only in proper use when the individual has migrated from the
phillipines in less than two years