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chino definition

☆ chino (c̸hē′nō, s̸hē′-)

noun pl. chinos -·nos

  1. a strong, khaki-colored, twilled-cotton cloth used for work clothes, uniforms, etc.
  2. pants of chino for casual wear

Etymology: < ?

Chino definition

Chino (c̸hē′nō)

city in SW Calif., east of Los Angeles: pop. 67,000

Etymology: < ? Sp chino, person of mixed blood: perhaps orig. landowner was a person of mixed blood

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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