Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

camisa de chino

/kəˈmiː.sə ˈdeɪ ˈt͡ʃiː.noʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: camisa de chi-no
IPA: /kəˈmiː.sə ˈdeɪ ˈt͡ʃiː.noʊ/

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a thin cotton collarless cuffless shirt with a few buttons extending a short distance below the neckline (either sleeveless or sleeved, ascribed to Chinese laborers during and before the Spanish colonial era of the Philippines)

Etymology

From Spanish camisa de chino. Cognate with Tagalog kamisa tsino.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: camisa de chino

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kəˈmiː.sə ˈdeɪ ˈt͡ʃiː.noʊ/

Inflected Forms

camisa de chinos (plural)

Phrases

polo shirt

Frequently Paired Words

polo shirt

Questions

How do you pronounce camisa de chino?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈmiː.sə ˈdeɪ ˈt͡ʃiː.noʊ/.
What does camisa de chino mean?: a thin cotton collarless cuffless shirt with a few buttons extending a short distance below the neckline (either sleeveless or sleeved, ascribed to Chinese laborers during and before the Spanish colonial era of the Philippines)
Where does camisa de chino come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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