"chinois" meaning in French

See chinois in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʃi.nwa/ [France], /ʃi.nwa/ [Quebec], /ʃi.nwɑ/ [Quebec] Audio: Fr-chinois-fr.ogg Forms: chinoise [feminine], chinois [masculine, plural], chinoises [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From Chine (“China”) + -ois (“-ese”). Etymology templates: {{l|en|China}} China, {{l|en|-ese}} -ese, {{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 Categories (place): China 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 Disambiguation of China: 99 0 1

Noun

IPA: /ʃi.nwa/ [France], /ʃi.nwa/ [Quebec], /ʃi.nwɑ/ [Quebec] Audio: Fr-chinois-fr.ogg
Etymology: From Chine (“China”) + -ois (“-ese”). Etymology templates: {{l|en|China}} China, {{l|en|-ese}} -ese, {{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 Categories (topical): Chinese, Languages
    Sense id: en-chinois-fr-noun-kf~YrLm9 Disambiguation of Chinese: 33 64 3 Disambiguation of Languages: 3 87 10 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ois Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 18 64 19 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ois: 25 48 27
  2. Greek (something difficult to understand) Tags: masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-chinois-fr-noun-N2Kug6kw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chinois simplifié, chinois traditionnel, c’est du chinois

Inflected forms

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        },
        {
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        {
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        {
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