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

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|en|Pinay}} {{qualifier|female person}}


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
Last two syllables of {{m|en|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.
Last two syllables of {{m|en|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===
===Noun===
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===See also===
===See also===
* {{l|en|Noypi}}
* {{l|en|Noypi}}
* {{l|en|Pinay}} {{qualifier|female Filipino person}}


===Anagrams===
===Anagrams===

Revision as of 05:46, 2 December 2016

English

Pronunciation

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