chinois

See also: Chinois

English

A chinois

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Etymology

Borrowed from French chinois

Noun

chinois (plural chinoises)

  1. (cooking) A fine-meshed conical strainer
    • 2007, February 21, Recipe: Maple Crema:
      Strain through a chinois or fine-meshed sieve to remove any lumps of yolk.

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French

Etymology

Chine (China) + -ois (-ese)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃi.nwa/
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Noun

chinois m (uncountable)

  1. Chinese (language)
  2. Greek (something difficult to understand)

Adjective

chinois (feminine singular chinoise, masculine plural chinois, feminine plural chinoises)

  1. Chinese (relating to China)

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