"china" meaning in Spanish

See china in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃina/, [ˈt͡ʃi.na]
Rhymes: -ina Head templates: {{head|es|adjective form}} china
  1. feminine singular of chino Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: chino
    Sense id: en-china-es-adj-KmfighLa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃina/, [ˈt͡ʃi.na] Forms: chinas [plural]
Rhymes: -ina Etymology: From the infantile/nursery word chin, a children's guessing game. Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} china f (plural chinas)
  1. pebble, small stone (usually rounded) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-china-es-noun-d4HeY9WI
  2. (Venezuela) slingshot Tags: Venezuela, feminine
    Sense id: en-china-es-noun-ikNy8Q1w Categories (other): Venezuelan Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: enchinar, tirachinas Related terms: chin
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃina/, [ˈt͡ʃi.na] Forms: chinas [plural]
Rhymes: -ina Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} china f (plural chinas)
  1. female equivalent of chino (“Chinese man”) Tags: feminine, form-of Form of: chino (extra: Chinese man)
    Sense id: en-china-es-noun-0Pds6QPU
  2. china (porcelain) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-china-es-noun-0j7pCa5L
  3. (Puerto Rico) orange, sweet orange Tags: Puerto-Rico, feminine
    Sense id: en-china-es-noun-exCeQ-ir Categories (other): Puerto Rican Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 12 4 3 12 1 36 18 12 1 0
  4. (colloquial, Cuba) chickenpox Tags: Cuba, colloquial, feminine Synonyms: varicela
    Sense id: en-china-es-noun-UYY40C1Q Categories (other): Cuban Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃina/, [ˈt͡ʃi.na] Forms: chinas [plural]
Rhymes: -ina Etymology: Borrowed from Quechua china (“female”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|qu|china|t=female}} Borrowed from Quechua china (“female”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} china f (plural chinas)
  1. (derogatory, South America) female servant in a hacienda Tags: South-America, derogatory, feminine
    Sense id: en-china-es-noun-uTSbw3-W Categories (other): South American Spanish
  2. (Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua) babysitter Tags: Costa-Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, feminine Synonyms: niñera
    Sense id: en-china-es-noun-GfcEd4PA Categories (other): Costa Rican Spanish, Honduran Spanish, Nicaraguan Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃina/, [ˈt͡ʃi.na] Forms: chinas [plural]
Rhymes: -ina Etymology: Allusion to the orange fruit's Asian origin (as in sinensis in Citrus sinensis). Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Citrus sinensis|species}} Citrus sinensis Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} china f (plural chinas)
  1. (Puerto Rico) orange (fruit) Tags: Puerto-Rico, feminine
    Sense id: en-china-es-noun-KQKIIIZb Categories (other): Puerto Rican Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "Costa-Rica",
        "Honduras",
        "Nicaragua",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃina/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃi.na]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ina"
    }
  ],
  "word": "china"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 10 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/ina",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/ina/2 syllables",
    "Spanish 2-syllable words",
    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish feminine nouns",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 4,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Citrus sinensis",
        "2": "species"
      },
      "expansion": "Citrus sinensis",
      "name": "taxfmt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Allusion to the orange fruit's Asian origin (as in sinensis in Citrus sinensis).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chinas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "china f (plural chinas)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "chi‧na"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Puerto Rican Spanish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "orange (fruit)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "orange",
          "orange"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Puerto Rico) orange (fruit)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puerto-Rico",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃina/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃi.na]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ina"
    }
  ],
  "word": "china"
}

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