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===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈpinɔɪ/|lang=en}}
* {{IPA|/ˈpinɔɪ/|lang=en}}
* {{audio|En-ca-Pinoy.oga|Audio (Canadian)|lang=en}}
* {{audio|En-ca-Pinoy.oga|Audio (Canada)|lang=en}}


===Alternative forms===
===Alternative forms===

Revision as of 02:29, 30 October 2016

English

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

Etymology

Last two syllables of Filipino + y; Pinoy caught on with the Florante song “Akoy isang Pinoy”("I am a Pinoy") that became mainstream with Filipino culture to denote their country of origin and background.

Noun

Pinoy (plural Pinoys)

  1. (informal) A Filipino; a person who is Filipino in ethnicity.

See also

Anagrams