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Pinoy

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Etymology

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From Tagalog Pinoy. Pinoy caught on with the Florante song “Ako'y isang Pinoy” ("I am a Pinoy"), which became popular in Filipino culture to denote their country of origin and background. This term was first used and popularized by Filipino immigrants to the United States before it came into general mainstream use.[1]

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Pinoy (plural Pinoys)

  1. (informal) A Filipino; a citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines and those descending from such, especially a male.
    • 1999, Barbara M. Posadas, The Filipino Americans, Greenwood, →ISBN, page 85:
      “It has been said that whenever two Pinoys had gotten together, they formed a club. Further it has been said that whenever those two Pinoys had gotten together in the past with a third, the three Pinoys immediately organized themselves into a Filipino Community” (Alo and Uy 1995: 43).

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Pinoy (comparative more Pinoy, superlative most Pinoy)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Philippines or its people, language, and culture.
    Synonyms: Filipino, Philippine

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  1. ^ Quilis, Antonio, Casado-Fresnillo, Celia (2008) La Lengua Española en Filipinas: Historia, Situación Actual, El Chabacano, Antología de Textos, Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, page 281

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From clipping of Pilipino (“Filipino”) +‎ -oy (“diminutive suffix”). Supposedly popularized by the Florante song “Ako'y isang Pinoy” ("I am a Pinoy"), which became popular in Filipino culture to denote one's country of origin and background. This term was first used and popularized by Filipino immigrants to the United States and subsequent returnees to the Philippines before it came into general mainstream use.[1]

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Pinóy (feminine Pinay, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. (informal) a Filipino; a citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines and those descending from such, especially a male
    Synonyms: Filipino, Pilipino

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Pinóy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. (relational) of the Philippines or its people, language, and culture
    Synonyms: Filipino, Pilipino

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  1. ^ Quilis, Antonio, Casado-Fresnillo, Celia (2008) La Lengua Española en Filipinas: Historia, Situación Actual, El Chabacano, Antología de Textos, Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, page 281

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