chino

chi·no

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chee-noh]
- /ˈtʃi noʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chee-noh]
- /ˈtʃi noʊ/

Definitions of chino word

noun chino a durable cotton twill cloth 3
noun chino city in SW Calif., east of Los Angeles: pop. 67,000 3
noun chino a strong, khaki-colored, twilled-cotton cloth used for work clothes, uniforms, etc. 3
noun chino pants of chino for casual wear 3
noun plural chino a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc. 1
noun plural chino Usually, chinos. trousers made of this material. 1

See all 12 definitions of chino

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Origin of chino

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Chino

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Chino

chino popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

chino usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for chino

noun chino

trousers — a leg of a pair of trousers.
jeans — born 1921, Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1964–2000.
drawers — a sliding, lidless, horizontal compartment, as in a piece of furniture, that may be drawn out in order to gain access to it.
dungarees — dungarees. work clothes, overalls, etc., of blue denim. blue jeans.
panties — panties.

All 28 Synonyms of chino

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