chinito

Spanish

Etymology

Diminutive of chino with -ito.

Noun

chinito m (plural chinitos, feminine chinita, feminine plural chinitas)

(Latin America) Darling, dear
(regional Latin America, Philippines) a young Chinese man

Further reading

“chinito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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