camisa de chino

English

Etymology

From Spanish camisa de chino. Cognate with Tagalog kamisa tsino.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈmiː.sə ˈdeɪ ˈt͡ʃiː.noʊ/
  • Audio (US):(file) Note: this pronunciation may be nonstandard or incorrect: too code switchy

Noun

camisa de chino (plural camisa de chinos)

  1. (Philippines) a thin cotton collarless cuffless shirt with a few buttons extending a short distance below the neckline (either sleeveless or sleeved, ascribed to Chinese laborers during and before the Spanish colonial era of the Philippines)

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