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chi·no (chē'nō, shē'-)  |
[American Spanish, mestizo, yellowish (from its original tan color), probably from Spanish chino, Chinese, from China, China.]
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Spanish; small conical strainer used to sieve chopped vegetables to make gazpacho.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a coarse twilled cotton fabric used for uniforms
Synonym: chino cloth
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Chino cloth is a kind of twill fabric, usually made primarily from cotton. Originally used in British and French military uniforms in the mid-1800s, today it is also used to make civilian clothing.
Chino pants gained popularity in the U.S. in the 1900s after military men returning from the Philippines after the Spanish-American War brought back their cotton military trousers. These pants were originally made in China. "Chino" is the Spanish term for Chinese, and most of the people who wear chino cloth, especially in the Philippines, are peasants (Camisa de chino); hence the fabric and these pants picked up the name. The first chinos sold in the U.S. were U.S. Army military-issue pants, and in order to save fabric during WWII-era constraints, they had no pleats and were tapered at the bottom of the leg.
The original military pants were khaki in colour. Chino pants are a style of pants similar to khakis, but dressier in style.
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| Translations: Chinos |
Dansk (Danish)
n. pl. - løse bomuldsbukser
Français (French)
n. pl. - chinos
Deutsch (German)
n. pl. - Baumwollhosen
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - παντελόνι από δίμιτο βαμβακερό
Italiano (Italian)
tessuto grezzo, calzoni cachi
Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - tecido (m) de algodão cáqui para uniformes militares
Español (Spanish)
n. pl. - pantalones amplios de algodón
Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - byxor i kakifärgat bomullstyg
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
斜纹棉布, 斜纹棉布裤
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. pl. - 斜紋棉布, 斜紋棉布褲
한국어 (Korean)
n. pl. - 군복 등에 쓰이는 카키색의 질긴 면직물
עברית (Hebrew)
n. pl. - מכנסי חקי, צ'ינוז
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