Pilipino

A unisex term referring to a person or persons of ethnic descent originating from the Republic of the Philippines.

Pilipino refers to a person born in the Philippines. Filipino refers to a person not born in the Philippines, but of Philippine ethnicity.

This delineation is due to the fact that there is no phonetic equivalent of the letter 'F' in any of the Philippine Islands’ indigenous languages. Spaniards who named the Philippine Islands after King Phillip II (Las Islas Filipinas) had such a sound in their language. The closest phonetic sound inhabitants in the Philippines could use was ‘P.’

Hence, people Philippine-born refer to themselves as Pilipino (they even write it as ‘Pilipino’), while those born outside the Philippines (e.g. the United States) refer to themselves as Filipino (or Filipino-American in the above case).

Pilipino

Example 1:
My dad was born in the Philippines; he’s "Pilipino". I was born in Rampart, California; I’m Filipino-American.

Example 2:

Person 1: What’s your nationality?
Person 2: Full-Blooded American.
Person 1: No, where’re you from?
Person 2: West Covina, California.
Person 1: No, I mean, where’re your parents from?
Person 2: Oh – the Philippines.
Person 1: Oh so they’re Filipino.
Person 2: No, They’re "Pilipino".
Person 1: That’s what I said: Filipino.
Person 2: No, my parents are Pilipino. And I’m Filipino-American.
Person 1: …?

Pilipino by Bob-A January 5, 2009

Pilipino

People originating from the Philippine Islands.

'P'ilipino or 'F'ilipino? Good question! No definite answer.

Pilipino by Bernie May 23, 2003

Pilipino

A unisex term for Filipino and Filipina's (People of the Philippines).

The organization is made up of Pilipino students.

Pilipino by Abotr May 14, 2006

Pilipino

A LANGUAGE of the Philippines. Filipino with an 'F' is the people.

I am Filipino. I speak Pilipino.

Pilipino by Kylie March 8, 2004

Pilipino fudge bownie 

when you take a dumb on your girlfriends chest after you are done fucking her

That bitched passed out before i blew my load so i dropped a philipino fudge brownie on her chest.

Pilipino fudge bownie by Jack O'lanter June 21, 2003

pilipino hot sauce 

a guy taking out his penis while this girl giving this guy a blowjob, this guy notice that she's sweatingafter shes done, this girl says to this guy " why does your dick taste like hot sauce"

"I gave your Mom last night a Pilipino Hot Sauce"

pilipino hot sauce by yanshro October 20, 2006

pilipinx 

A non-word invented by hyphenated “Filipino” coconuts/bananas who have no idea about real Filipino culture and are trying to impose their westernized values on a proud Southeast Asian people.

Person 1: Stop using the word Filipino! That is so patriarchal, racist and promotes colonial white supremacy! Use PILIPINX to reclaim our roots!
Person 2: What a fucking coconut.

pilipinx by a_real_filipino November 3, 2020