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A person responsible for looking after and caring for young children in a home. It is a colloquial Costa Rican term for a nanny or babysitter.
We had to hire a china to stay with the kids while we are at work.
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A common term for a nanny or babysitter. It refers to the person hired to look after children in a family setting. (In Nicaragua, the related verb chinar means to carry or rock a child in one's arms).
Hurry and get the kid ready because the china is almost here to pick him up to take him to the park.
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Refers to curly, wavy, or coiled hair. It is the standard term in Mexico for hair that is not straight. (In Mexico, this term refers specifically to curls and does not imply Asian heritage in this context).
I hate that when it is really humid my chino gets all wild and there is no way to style my hair.
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An affectionate nickname for a friend or a loved one (in Argentina, terms referring to physical traits are frequently used as casual terms of endearment).
Everything good, chino? It has been a long time since I saw you around the neighborhood.
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An adjective used in Mexico to describe a person with curly or very wavy hair. It is the standard, everyday way to refer to curls, replacing more formal words like crespo. (While the word usually means Chinese, in Mexico its primary colloquial use describes hair texture).
I hate it when the humidity makes my chino hair go wild and there is no way to control it.
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Refers to any of the languages spoken in China, such as Mandarin or Cantonese. It is the general term Mexicans use for these languages.
My brother signed up for a language school because he wants to learn to speak chino for business.
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An adjective or state describing someone who is fed up, annoyed, or has reached the limit of their patience. It is used to indicate that a person can no longer tolerate a specific situation or behavior.
Honestly, they already have me chino with all this traffic, I do not even want to leave the house anymore.
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A person of Asian descent regardless of whether they are Chinese, Japanese, Cambodian, Filipino, or from any other country. (The term is used as a generic label for anyone with East or Southeast Asian features).
All those chinos look the same.
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A colloquial term used in Peru for people with East Asian features, regardless of their actual country of origin. It is a common way to refer to descendants of Asian immigrants in everyday conversation (Peru has significant Chinese and Japanese-descended populations).
I went to the party with my cousin and his girlfriend, a very friendly chinita who is in my department at the university.
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A regional term for a pig used in the Spanish province of Murcia. (While the word is identical to the standard Spanish term for a Chinese person, in this specific region it has traditionally been used to refer to swine).
We have two cows, six chickens, and four chinos.
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A colloquial term for a nanny or a woman employed to look after children in a private household.
Fortunately the chino is very sharp and always keeps the kids well-fed and clean.
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A term for a person who has almond-shaped eyes, typically resulting from a mix of Andean and Asian physical traits. It is very common in everyday speech to describe someone with indigenous-mestizo roots who has slanted eyes (in Peru, this is often used as a casual nickname or descriptor regardless of whether the person actually has Chinese ancestry).
Hey, tell the chino to hurry up with the order because we have to leave now.
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A casual way to refer to a child or young boy, similar to kid or kiddo. (In Venezuela, this term is used for children regardless of their ethnic background.)
Come here, chino, I brought you a gift. / Hey, do not hit the chino. / What a cute chino.
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Used to describe something fake, low quality, or flimsy that breaks almost immediately. It also refers to counterfeit bills.
Don't buy that charger, it's totally chino and it'll only last you two days.
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A person who is an excellent cook or who loves being in the kitchen experimenting with new dishes.
Damn, this dude really knows how to cook, he is a chino. What did you cook today, china?
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A common nickname for someone with straight black hair and almond-shaped or small eyes. It is sometimes used for people who just have dark hair and small eyes, regardless of their actual ethnicity (in Latin American culture, nicknames based on physical traits are widely used and usually casual or affectionate).
I am going to the party with Chino.
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A young boy, child, or kid. (Commonly used in certain Latin American regions like Colombia and Venezuela as a casual term for a youngster regardless of ethnicity).
Hey buddy, I have a 4-year-old chino.
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