Noynoy or kokoy or toytoy). Just as “pinoy” is used for men, “pinay” is the female counterpart. A pinay is a woman from the philippines, especially one with filipino heritage living abroad
Its male counterpart is pinoy. The word comes from the root “pilipina”, which refers to women from the philippines Meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the oxford english dictionary
Pinay (plural pinays) (informal) a filipina A citizen or local inhabitant of the philippines, and those descending from such, who is female. Informal a female native or inhabitant of the philippines.click for pronunciations, examples sentences, video. At its core, “pinay” is a colloquial term used to describe a filipina woman