chinito

Spanish

Etymology

diminutive of chino with -ito.

Noun

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

1. (Latin America) Darling, dear
2. (regional Latin America, Philippines, Spain) a young Chinese man
   • (Can we date this quote?), “Chinito de amor”, performed by Miliki:

     Chinito tu, chinita yo / Y nuestro amor así será siempre siempre igual

     You are the Chinaman, I am the Chinawoman, / And our love will be like this, always always the same

Further reading

• “chinito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28