Tsino

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chino.

Pronunciation

Noun

Tsino (feminine Tsina, Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜓ) (formal)

  1. Chinese (person)
    Synonyms: (colloquial, sometimes derogatory or vulgar) Intsik, (derogatory) Tsekwa, (historical) Sangley, (obsolete) langlang
  2. Chinese language
    Synonym: (colloquial, sometimes derogatory or vulgar) Intsik

Derived terms

Adjective

Tsino (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜓ) (formal)

  1. Chinese (pertaining to China)
    Synonyms: (colloquial, sometimes derogatory or vulgar) Intsik, (derogatory) Tsekwa, langlang

Further reading

  • Tsino”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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