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chino.

Chinese

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˈt͡ʃino/[ˈt͡ʃi.no]

  1. Chinese

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Chinese 秦 (*zin)der.? Sanskrit चीन (cīna)der. Gandhari 𐨕𐨁𐨣 (cina)der.? Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (cyn /⁠čīn⁠/) Classical Persian چین (Čin)der. ▲ Medieval Latin Sinainflu. Venetan Cinabor.? Spanish China Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Spanish -o Spanish chino From China + -o.

noun/ˈt͡ʃino/[ˈt͡ʃi.no]

  1. Chinese person

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Chinese 秦 (*zin)der.? Sanskrit चीन (cīna)der. Gandhari 𐨕𐨁𐨣 (cina)der.? Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (cyn /⁠čīn⁠/) Classical Persian چین (Čin)der. ▲ Medieval Latin Sinainflu. Venetan Cinabor.? Spanish China Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Spanish -o Spanish chino From China + -o.

noun/ˈt͡ʃino/[ˈt͡ʃi.no]

  1. Chinese (language)

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Chinese 秦 (*zin)der.? Sanskrit चीन (cīna)der. Gandhari 𐨕𐨁𐨣 (cina)der.? Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (cyn /⁠čīn⁠/) Classical Persian چین (Čin)der. ▲ Medieval Latin Sinainflu. Venetan Cinabor.? Spanish China Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Spanish -o Spanish chino From China + -o.

noun/ˈt͡ʃino/[ˈt͡ʃi.no]

  1. gobbledygook (an incomprehensible language)

    colloquial · masculine

  2. a Chinese-run establishment a Chinese restaurant

    colloquial · masculine

  3. a Chinese-run establishment (US) variety store, dollar store, dime store, five-and-dime, (UK) pound shop (owned by a Chinese immigrant)

    Spain · colloquial · masculine

  4. a Chinese-run establishment a small or medium-sized supermarket owned by a Chinese immigrant, typically found in residential areas

    Argentina · colloquial · masculine

  5. heroin (taken by chasing the dragon)

    Spain · colloquial · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Chinese 秦 (*zin)der.? Sanskrit चीन (cīna)der. Gandhari 𐨕𐨁𐨣 (cina)der.? Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (cyn /⁠čīn⁠/) Classical Persian چین (Čin)der. ▲ Medieval Latin Sinainflu. Venetan Cinabor.? Spanish China Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Spanish -o Spanish chino From China + -o.

adj/ˈt͡ʃino/[ˈt͡ʃi.no]

  1. curly

  2. fed up

    El-Salvador · Guatemala · Honduras · colloquial

  3. beardless; having little or no body hair

    Cuba · El-Salvador · Guatemala · Honduras · Puerto-Rico · colloquial
Where this word comes from

Use of enchinar (“to pave”), from en- + china.

noun/ˈt͡ʃino/[ˈt͡ʃi.no]

  1. someone with curly hair

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Use of enchinar (“to pave”), from en- + china.

noun/ˈt͡ʃino/[ˈt͡ʃi.no]

  1. kid

    Colombia · masculine

  2. boy, servant

    Latin-America · masculine
    Tengo que llevar a los chinos al colegio.
    Apúrate chino Juan que a la fila llaman ya.
Where this word comes from

From Kichwa/Quechua china (“servant girl”).

noun/ˈt͡ʃino/[ˈt͡ʃi.no]

  1. alternative form of china (“pebble”)

    Andalusia · Spain · alt-of · alternative · masculine

  2. game where players try to guess the number of coins in another player's first

    in-plural · masculine
Where this word comes from

Variant of china.

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