"Chinois" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ʃi.nwa/ Audio: Fr-chinois-fr.ogg Forms: Chinois [plural], Chinoise [feminine]
Etymology: From Chine + -ois. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|Chine|-ois}} Chine + -ois Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} Chinois m (plural Chinois, feminine Chinoise)
  1. Chinese (resident or native of China) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Ethnonyms, Nationalities Categories (place): China Synonyms: chinetoque
    Sense id: en-Chinois-fr-noun-LwcbavUT Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ois

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Chinois meaning in French (2.0kB)

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