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Spanish
Etymology
From a- + chino (“Chinese”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /at͡ʃiˈnaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧chi‧nar
Verb
achinar (first-person singular present achino, first-person singular preterite achiné, past participle achinado)
- (transitive) to sinicize (make Chinese in form or character)
- (reflexive, of eyes) to slant
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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