Tsino

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chino.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃino/, [ˈt͡ʃi.no]
  • Hyphenation: 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

Adjective

Tsino (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜓ)

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

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Tsino”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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