Definitions tagged chino in the street dictionary.
A mocking phrase that mimics the stereotyped accent of Chinese shop owners in Panama as they try to attract customers. It is a phonetic spelling of barato para ti, meaning cheap for you (Chinese immigrants own many of the small neighborhood grocery stores in Panama, which are colloquially called chinos).
Hey babe, take me out. Look, I come Balato pa' ti.
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Someone who is very high or stoned after consuming a lot of marijuana.
My best friend was Queso at the party on Saturday.
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A way to address or refer to anyone of Chinese descent (In Panama, this term is commonly used for members of the Chinese community, who have a long history in the country and often own neighborhood grocery stores).
Hey, paisano! How much is a pound of rice? | Tell the paisano at the shop to change this bill for two fives.
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A small neighborhood store or corner market selling basic groceries and household staples.
You can buy toilet paper at the corner abarrotería. Go to the abarrotería, but do not spend the money on junk food.
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A slang term used to describe a person of mixed Chinese and Peruvian descent (the word literally means graft, alluding to a botanical hybrid).
My best friend is an injerto but he knows nothing about Chinese culture.
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Any neighborhood grocery store or corner shop run by someone of Chinese descent (Panama's Chinese community has a long history of owning and managing these small retail businesses).
Go to the Chino and buy a pound of potatoes. Do they sell toothpaste at the chinito?
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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 slang term for a Chinese person (this is a phonetic mockery of the word 'maricón', a slur often used in Venezuela as a vulgar term of address, where the 'r' is replaced with an 'l').
Look how the Malecón arrived!
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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 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 form of physical punishment or disciplinary exercise, specifically squats, used by police and at certain strict schools to correct behavior. (Liceo Belisario is a Dominican high school affiliated with the National Police known for its rigid discipline).
Hey you big slacker, you are fucking sleeping, start doing cuclilla right now you damn truant. From: el chino
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A term used in the Dominican Republic, especially in Chinese restaurants, to order half a chicken. It is used when someone is being stingy and refuses to buy the whole bird (Chinese takeout is a staple of affordable food in the country).
A: What do you want, brother? B: Give me a medio pollo and some fried pork.
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