Tsino

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chino.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃino/ [ˈt͡ʃiː.no]
• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: Tsi‧no

Noun

Tsino (feminine Tsina, Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜓ)

1. (literary) Chinese (person)

   Synonyms: (colloquial, sometimes derogatory or vulgar) Intsik, (derogatory) Tsekwa, (historical) Sangley, (obsolete) langlang

2. (literary) Chinese language

   Synonym: (colloquial, sometimes derogatory or vulgar) Intsik

Derived terms

• Bagong Taon ng mga Tsino
• Bagong Taong Tsino
• Tsinoy

 

Related terms

• tsinita
• tsinito

 

Adjective

Tsino (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜓ)

1. (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, 2018