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chino

1

[ chee-noh ]

noun

, plural chi·nos
  1. a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.
  2. Usually chinos. trousers made of this material.


adjective

  1. made of chino.

chino

2

[ chee-noh ]

noun

, Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive.
, plural chi·nos.
  1. a person of mixed ancestry, usually Black and American Indian.

Chino

3

[ chee-noh ]

noun

  1. a city in SE California.

Chino-

4
  1. a combining form representing Chinese in compound words:

    Chino-Tibetan.

Chino-

1

combining_form

  1. See Sino-
    of or relating to China See also Sino-


chino

2

/ ˈtʃiːnəʊ /

noun

  1. a durable cotton twill cloth

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chino1

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45; of uncertain origin

Origin of chino2

From Mexican Spanish; further etymology disputed

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chino1

C20: from American Spanish, of obscure origin

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Example Sentences

While El Chino remained in custody, somebody maintained a Facebook page in his name.

Yuriana Castillo turned out to be another El Chino girlfriend who bears some resemblance to Kardashian.

She recovered and was soon seen in the company of El Chino Antrax, emperor of the Los Antrax hit squad.

Several were of pairs of custom-made sneakers that say “Chino” on the back of the left and “Antrax” on the back of the right.

He wrote that she would have to be giving information without her head after El Chino removed it.

But in the realm of foreign affairs the most striking event was the Chino-Japanese war.

The Chino family still exists, near Trent and has never spoken anything but Italian.

We bought a cow here to kill, and used the meat either fresh or dried, and then went on to the Williams, or Chino ranch.

The town has sprung up within recent years, about the time of the Chino-Japanese war.

In the marshy ground at Chino they were found under leaves and stones and were very abundant on the poplar trees.

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