camisa de chino

US/kəˈmiː.sə ˈdeɪ ˈt͡ʃiː.noʊ/

noun

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)

OriginSpanish camisa de chino →
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Meanings

nouncamisa de chino (plural camisa de chinos)

plural camisa de chinos

  1. Philippinesa 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)

Origin

  1. Spanishcamisa de chino
  2. Englishcamisa de chino

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

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camisa de chino. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camisa%20de%20chino

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