Filamerican

English

Etymology

Blend of Filipino +‎ American

Noun

Filamerican (plural Filamericans)

1. A Filipino who supports the United States military.
   • 1984, Paul Ashton, Bataan Diary, page 109:

     Although we had again been forced to withdraw, and finally abandon the first line of defense, the Filamericans had inflicted heavy casualties upon the enemy.

   • 2022, Summary of John R. Bruning's Indestructible:

     The Americans on Del Monte helped the Filamericans get the quinine cargo to the Cotabato coast. From there, they were able to make it to the American base in Cotabato, where they found it completely transformed.