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chino

/ˈt͡ʃino/

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. ▲ 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. ▲ 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

Synonyms: lampiño, liso

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.