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china.

slope, decline, descent

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈki.na/
  1. slope, decline, descent

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from chinare + -a.

noun/ˈki.na/
  1. cinchona (tree)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish quina, quinaquina, from Quechua.

noun/ˈki.na/
  1. India ink

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Portuguese China, namely "ink of China".

adj/ˈki.na/
  1. feminine singular of chino

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb/ˈki.na/
  1. inflection of chinare: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of chinare: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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