Etymology
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Borrowed from Spanish chino.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: Tsi‧no
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- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃino/, [ˈt͡ʃi.no]
Tsino (feminine Tsina, Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜓ)
- (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
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Adjective
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Tsino (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜓ)
- (literary) Chinese (pertaining to China)
- Synonyms: (colloquial, sometimes derogatory or vulgar) Intsik, (derogatory) Tsekwa, langlang
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Further reading
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- “Tsino”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018