Filipinas

Filipinas

See also: filipinas

English

Noun

Filipinas

1. plural of Filipina

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Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Proper noun

Filipinas

1. Philippines (a country in Asia)

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Central Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas.

Proper noun

Filipinas

1. Philippines (a country in Asia)

References

• Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor. (2000) Lecciones de Nahuatl, Hirata Editorial, México DF.

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Classical Nahuatl

Proper noun

Filipinas

1. Philippines (a country in Asia)

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Portuguese

Filipinas

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fi.liˈpĩ.nɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fi.liˈpĩ.nɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /fi.liˈpĩ.nɐʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fi.liˈpi.nas/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fi.liˈpi.nɐʃ/

• Hyphenation: Fi‧li‧pi‧nas

Proper noun

Filipinas f pl

1. Philippines (an archipelago and country in Asia in the Pacific Ocean)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Felipe +‎ -inas. Originally las Islas Filipinas (literally “the Philippine Isles”), after King Philip II of Spain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /filiˈpinas/ [fi.liˈpi.nas]

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -inas
• Syllabification: Fi‧li‧pi‧nas

Proper noun

Filipinas f

1. Philippines (Republic of the Philippines)

Usage notes

Contrary to English, in Spanish the definite article is optional when referring to the Philippines' exonym in Spanish (i.e. las Filipinas), meaning you may omit the article "las" if you so choose.

Related terms

• filipino

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas, from Felipe (“the name of a King of Spain”) + -inas.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Fi‧li‧pi‧nas
• IPA^(key): /piliˈpinas/, [pɪ.lɪˈpi.nɐs]
• IPA^(key): /piliˈpinas/, [pɪ.lɪˈpi.nɐs]

Proper noun

Filipinas

1. (proscribed) alternative form of Pilipinas

Usage notes

• See Pilipinas.

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Yogad

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas.

Proper noun

Filipinas

1. Philippines