Tsino

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chino.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Tsi‧no

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃino/, [ˈt͡ʃi.no]

Noun

Tsino (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜓ, feminine Tsina)

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

Derived terms

Bagong Taon ng mga Tsino
Bagong Taong Tsino
Tsinoy

Related terms

Adjective

Tsino (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜓ)

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

Derived terms

kamisa tsino

Further reading

“Tsino”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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