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china.

a woman, especially one of Native American descent

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃĩ.nɐ/Brazil/ˈʃi.nɐ/Portugal/ˈt͡ʃi.nɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. a woman, especially one of Native American descent

    feminine
  2. a prostitute

    derogatory · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish china, from Quechua china (“female”).

noun/ˈʃĩ.nɐ/Brazil/ˈʃi.nɐ/Portugal/ˈt͡ʃi.nɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. Chinaman; Chinese; someone from China

    by-personal-gender · dated · feminine · informal · masculine
Where this word comes from

From China.

verb/ˈʃĩ.nɐ/Brazil/ˈʃi.nɐ/Portugal/ˈt͡ʃi.nɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. inflection of chinar: third-person singular present indicative

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

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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