chinos

chi·no

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [chee-noh]
- /ˈtʃi noʊ/
- /ˈtʃiː.nəʊz/

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

Definitions of chinos word

noun plural chinos Chinos are casual, loose trousers made from cotton. 3
noun plural chinos trousers made of chino 3
noun plural chinos a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc. 1
noun plural chinos Usually, chinos. trousers made of this material. 1
abbreviation CHINOS Chicano. 1
adjective chinos made of chino. 1

See all 8 definitions of chinos

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Origin of chinos

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 Chinos

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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chinos 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".

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Synonyms for chinos

noun chinos

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 27 Synonyms of chinos