"yina" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʝina/, [ˈɟ͡ʝi.na], /ˈʝina/ (note: everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay), [ˈɟ͡ʝi.na] (note: everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay), /ˈʃina/ (note: Buenos Aires and environs), [ˈʃi.na] (note: Buenos Aires and environs), /ˈʒina/ (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay), [ˈʒi.na] (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Forms: yinas [plural]
Rhymes: -ina Etymology: Genericization of Ginas, a product line of rubber-sole sandals (flip-flops) of the Salvadoran company Balco. Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} yina f (plural yinas)
  1. (El Salvador) flip-flop, thong (footwear) Tags: El-Salvador, feminine Synonyms: chancleta, chancla Derived forms: enyinado
    Sense id: en-yina-es-noun-hr-mleMo Categories (other): Salvadorian Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Genericization of Ginas, a product line of rubber-sole sandals (flip-flops) of the Salvadoran company Balco.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "yinas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "yina f (plural yinas)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "yi‧na"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Salvadorian Spanish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "enyinado"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "In this country, their name yinas comes from a model of flip-flops, \"Ginas\", launched by the Salvadoran company Balco at some point in the second half of the 20th century. The original Balco \"Ginas\", made from a rubbery material, consist of a white sole and an coloured X shape that holds the foot. As they are extremely comfortable and of a very accessible price, they have been often used by the working classes, especially at home and to protect themselves from fungi when bathing.",
          "ref": "2012 February 29, Maria Tenorio, “Las yinas”, in Centro de Conocimiento ESEN",
          "text": "En este país, el nombre de “yinas” proviene de un modelo de chancletas, las “Ginas”, lanzadas al mercado por la compañía salvadoreña Balco en algún momento de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Las originales Ginas Balco, hechas con un material de tipo huloso, consisten en una suela blanca y una equis de color que sujeta el pie. Al ser en extremo cómodas y de precio muy accesible, han sido una prenda muy usada por los sectores populares, sobre todo para mantenerse dentro de la casa y también para proteger los pies de hongos al bañarse.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "flip-flop, thong (footwear)"
      ],
      "id": "en-yina-es-noun-hr-mleMo",
      "links": [
        [
          "flip-flop",
          "flip-flop"
        ],
        [
          "thong",
          "thong"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(El Salvador) flip-flop, thong (footwear)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "chancleta"
        },
        {
          "word": "chancla"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "El-Salvador",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʝina/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɟ͡ʝi.na]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʝina/",
      "note": "everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɟ͡ʝi.na]",
      "note": "everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃina/",
      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃi.na]",
      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʒina/",
      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʒi.na]",
      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ina"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yina"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "enyinado"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Genericization of Ginas, a product line of rubber-sole sandals (flip-flops) of the Salvadoran company Balco.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "yinas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "yina f (plural yinas)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "yi‧na"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Rhymes:Spanish/ina",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/ina/2 syllables",
        "Salvadorian Spanish",
        "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",
        "Spanish terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "In this country, their name yinas comes from a model of flip-flops, \"Ginas\", launched by the Salvadoran company Balco at some point in the second half of the 20th century. The original Balco \"Ginas\", made from a rubbery material, consist of a white sole and an coloured X shape that holds the foot. As they are extremely comfortable and of a very accessible price, they have been often used by the working classes, especially at home and to protect themselves from fungi when bathing.",
          "ref": "2012 February 29, Maria Tenorio, “Las yinas”, in Centro de Conocimiento ESEN",
          "text": "En este país, el nombre de “yinas” proviene de un modelo de chancletas, las “Ginas”, lanzadas al mercado por la compañía salvadoreña Balco en algún momento de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Las originales Ginas Balco, hechas con un material de tipo huloso, consisten en una suela blanca y una equis de color que sujeta el pie. Al ser en extremo cómodas y de precio muy accesible, han sido una prenda muy usada por los sectores populares, sobre todo para mantenerse dentro de la casa y también para proteger los pies de hongos al bañarse.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "flip-flop, thong (footwear)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flip-flop",
          "flip-flop"
        ],
        [
          "thong",
          "thong"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(El Salvador) flip-flop, thong (footwear)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "chancleta"
        },
        {
          "word": "chancla"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "El-Salvador",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʝina/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɟ͡ʝi.na]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʝina/",
      "note": "everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɟ͡ʝi.na]",
      "note": "everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃina/",
      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃi.na]",
      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʒina/",
      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʒi.na]",
      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ina"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yina"
}

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