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Noun [English]

Forms: chinoises [plural], chinoise [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from French chinois. Doublet of Chinese. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|chinois}} French chinois, {{doublet|en|Chinese}} Doublet of Chinese Head templates: {{en-noun}} chinois (plural chinoises)
  1. (cooking) A fine-meshed conical strainer. Wikipedia link: en:chinois Coordinate_terms: food mill, tamis Translations (fine-meshed conical strainer): xinès [masculine] (Catalan), colador xinès [masculine] (Catalan), xinés [Valencian, masculine] (Catalan), colador xinés [Valencian, masculine] (Catalan), 漏勺 (lòusháo) (Chinese Mandarin), chinois [masculine] (French), シノワ (shinowa) (Japanese), chino [masculine] (Spanish), colador chino [masculine] (Spanish)

Adjective [French]

IPA: /ʃi.nwa/, /ʃi.nwa/, /ʃi.nwɑ/ Audio: Fr-chinois-fr.ogg Forms: chinoise [feminine], chinois [masculine, plural], chinoises [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From Chine (“China”) + -ois (“-ese”). Etymology templates: {{af|fr|Chine|-ois|t1=China|t2=-ese}} Chine (“China”) + -ois (“-ese”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} chinois (feminine chinoise, masculine plural chinois, feminine plural chinoises)
  1. (relational) of China; Chinese Tags: relational Derived forms: badiane chinoise, biscuit chinois, caractère chinois, champignon chinois, chou chinois, macaroni chinois, pâté chinois, ravioli chinois, saucisse chinoise
    Sense id: en-chinois-fr-adj-eAA1BmbS Categories (other): French terms suffixed with -ois, China, Chinese Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ois: 24 39 37 Disambiguation of China: 99 1 1 Disambiguation of Chinese: 51 49 0

Noun [French]

IPA: /ʃi.nwa/, /ʃi.nwa/, /ʃi.nwɑ/ Audio: Fr-chinois-fr.ogg
Etymology: From Chine (“China”) + -ois (“-ese”). Etymology templates: {{af|fr|Chine|-ois|t1=China|t2=-ese}} Chine (“China”) + -ois (“-ese”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|-}} chinois m (uncountable)
  1. Chinese (language) Tags: masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-chinois-fr-noun-kf~YrLm9 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ois, Chinese, Languages Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 73 22 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ois: 24 39 37 Disambiguation of Chinese: 51 49 0 Disambiguation of Languages: 8 68 24
  2. Greek (something difficult to understand) Tags: masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-chinois-fr-noun-N2Kug6kw Categories (other): French terms suffixed with -ois Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ois: 24 39 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chinois simplifié, chinois traditionnel, c’est du chinois

Inflected forms

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      "word": "pâté chinois"
    },
    {
      "word": "ravioli chinois"
    },
    {
      "word": "saucisse chinoise"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "Chine",
        "3": "-ois",
        "t1": "China",
        "t2": "-ese"
      },
      "expansion": "Chine (“China”) + -ois (“-ese”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Chine (“China”) + -ois (“-ese”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chinoise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chinois",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chinoises",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "chinois (feminine chinoise, masculine plural chinois, feminine plural chinoises)",
      "name": "fr-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French relational adjectives"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "of China; Chinese"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "China",
          "China"
        ],
        [
          "Chinese",
          "Chinese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(relational) of China; Chinese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "relational"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃi.nwa/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-chinois-fr.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d3/Fr-chinois-fr.ogg/Fr-chinois-fr.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Fr-chinois-fr.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃi.nwa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃi.nwɑ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chinois"
}

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