adjective/ˈt͡ʃino/
Chinese
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.
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Medieval Latin Sinainflu.
Venetan Cinabor.?
Spanish China
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Proto-Italic *-om
Latin -um
Spanish -o
Spanish chino
From China + -o.
noun, masculine/ˈt͡ʃino/plural: chinos
Chinese person
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.
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Medieval Latin Sinainflu.
Venetan Cinabor.?
Spanish China
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Proto-Italic *-om
Latin -um
Spanish -o
Spanish chino
From China + -o.
noun, masculine/ˈt͡ʃino/
Chinese (language)
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, masculine/ˈt͡ʃino/plural: chinos
gobbledygook (an incomprehensible language); a Chinese-run establishment; heroin (taken by chasing the dragon)
Synonyms: chifa, bazar chino, todo a cien, todo por dos pesos, todo a 1000, todo a luca
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.
adjective/ˈt͡ʃino/
curly; fed up; beardless; having little or no body hair
Use of enchinar (“to pave”), from en- + china.
noun, masculine/ˈt͡ʃino/plural: chinos
someone with curly hair
Use of enchinar (“to pave”), from en- + china.
noun, masculine/ˈt͡ʃino/plural: chinos
kid; boy, servant
“Tengo que llevar a los chinos al colegio.” — I have to take the kids to school.
From Kichwa/Quechua china (“servant girl”).
noun, masculine/ˈt͡ʃino/plural: chinos
alternative form of china (“pebble”); game where players try to guess the number of coins in another player's first
Variant of china.