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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

plural

chinos

  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 American  
[chee-noh] / ˈtʃi noʊ /

noun

Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive.

plural

chinos

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

Chino 3 American  
[chee-noh] / ˈtʃi noʊ /

noun

  1. a city in SE California.

Chino- 4 American  

  1. a combining form representing Chinese in compound words.

    Chino-Tibetan.
Chino- 1 British  

combining form

  1. of or relating to China See also Sino-

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
chino 2 British  
/ ˈtʃiːnəʊ /

noun

  1. a durable cotton twill cloth

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of chino1

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

Origin of chino2

From Mexican Spanish; further etymology disputed

Vocabulary lists containing chino

English Words Derived from Quechua

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Example Sentences

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Lizhong, un fabricante chino de rines para automóviles, está construyendo la primera fábrica de la compañía fuera de Asia en un parque industrial en Nuevo León.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2023

They include a fit-and-flare shape jersey dress, V-neck tunic, tailored jumpsuit, jersey tees and a chino knee-length skirt.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2023

Thus, exaggeratedly oversize berets mixed with clashing-color prints on silk, standout loose wool coats in maize, printed silk neck scarves, chunky sheeny leather loafers, and high-waisted chino pants.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2022

Un empleado de mantenimiento chino le enseña artes marciales a un niño estadounidense para ayudar al joven a enfrentar a unos acosadores en su nueva escuela.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2020

He wore a plaid button-down shirt with chino shorts, and I thought about how long it had been since he’d worn clothes that could not be classified as either pajamas or underwear.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

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