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• chino
  chino

  noun

  a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.
• Chino
  Chino

  noun

  a city in SE California.
• Chino-
  Chino-

  a combining form representing Chinese in compound words.

chino

¹ American  

[chee-noh] / ˈtʃi noʊ /

noun

chinos plural

1. a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.

2. Usually chinos trousers made of this material.

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adjective

1. made of chino.

chino ² American  

[chee-noh] / ˈtʃi noʊ /

noun

Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive.

chinos plural

1. a person of mixed ancestry, usually Black and American Indian.

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Chino ³ American  

[chee-noh] / ˈtʃi noʊ /

noun

1. a city in SE California.

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Chino- ⁴ American  

1. a combining form representing Chinese in compound words.

   Chino-Tibetan.

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Chino- ¹ British  

combining form

1. of or relating to China See also Sino-

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chino ² British  

/ ˈtʃiːnəʊ /

noun

1. a durable cotton twill cloth

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• chinos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of chino¹

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

Origin of chino²

From Mexican Spanish; further etymology disputed

Example Sentences

Evacuation orders were issued in Chino Hills Wednesday evening after a vegetation fire ignited near Grand Avenue Park around 7 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Chino Hills is just to the east of the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Prosecutors charged Sun, a resident of Chino Hills, in December 2024 with conspiracy and acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Armenta eventually developed a working partnership with the indie label, which continued sign popular música mexicana acts like Calle 24, Chino Pacas and Clave Especial.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Nene sang a line and then answered me, “Thass kids’ stuff, Chino, that guy Carl Douglas.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez