Filipinas

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English

Noun

Filipinas

  1. plural of Filipina
  2. the women's national football representative team of the Philippines

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Proper noun

Filipinas

  1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas.

Proper noun

Filipinas

  1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

References

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

Classical Nahuatl

Proper noun

Filipinas

  1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

Portuguese

Filipinas

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: Fi‧li‧pi‧nas

Proper noun

Filipinas f pl

  1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

Spanish

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Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /filiˈpinas/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -inas
  • Syllabification: Fi‧li‧pi‧nas

Proper noun

Filipinas f

  1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
  2. (obsolete) the islands of Samar and Leyte

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

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piliˈpinas/,
  • Hyphenation: Fi‧li‧pi‧nas

Proper noun

Filipinas (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈᜐ᜔)

  1. (proscribed) alternative form of Pilipinas: Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
  2. the women's national football representative team of the Philippines

Yogad

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas.

Proper noun

Filipinas

  1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
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