chinois

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A chinois

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Etymology

Borrowed from French chinois. Doublet of Chinese.

Noun

chinois (plural chinoises)

  1. (cooking) A fine-meshed conical strainer.
    • 2007 February 21, “Recipe: Maple Crema”, in New York Times‎:
      Strain through a chinois or fine-meshed sieve to remove any lumps of yolk.

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French

Etymology

From Chine (“China”) +‎ -ois (“-ese”).

Pronunciation

  • (France) IPA(key): /ʃi.nwa/
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  • (Quebec) IPA(key): /ʃi.nwa/, /ʃi.nwɑ/

Noun

chinois m (uncountable)

  1. Chinese (language)
  2. Greek (something difficult to understand)

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Adjective

chinois (feminine chinoise, masculine plural chinois, feminine plural chinoises)

  1. (relational) of China; Chinese

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