tsinito

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish chinito and/or Tsino +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tsi‧ni‧to

Adjective

tsinito

1. having eyes that are narrow and slanted; slant-eyed

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Tsinito

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chinito, or analytically from Tsino +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈnito/ [t͡ʃɪˈn̪iː.t̪o]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /tsiˈnito/ [t̪sɪˈn̪iː.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: tsi‧ni‧to

Noun

tsinito (feminine tsinita, Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜆᜓ)

1. young Chinese boy
2. young boy with Chinese features (especially with slanted or narrow eyes)

Adjective

tsinito (feminine tsinita, Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜆᜓ)

1. with Chinese features (of a person, especially with slanted or narrow eyes)

Related terms

• Tsina
• Tsino

 

See also

• Intsik
• mestiso
• moreno
• Tsekwa