Pinsino

Tagalog

Etymology

Blend of Pilipino +‎ Tsino. Coined by Ateneo sociologist Bernard Go in the early 1970s.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pinˈsino/ [pɪn̪ˈsiː.n̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Syllabification: Pin‧si‧no

Noun

Pinsino (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜓ) (dated, neologism)

  1. Chinese Filipino (Filipinos of Chinese descent)
    Synonyms: Tsinoy, (dated) Sinpino

Adjective

Pinsino (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜓ) (dated, neologism)

  1. Chinese-Filipino; Filipino-Chinese (pertaining to Filipinos of Chinese descent)
    Synonyms: Tsinoy, (dated) Sinpino
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