chinois

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noun

A fine-meshed conical strainer.

OriginFrench chinois →
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Meanings

nounchinois (plural chinoises)

plural chinoises · alternative chinoise

  1. cookingA fine-meshed conical strainer.

    Strain through a chinois or fine-meshed sieve to remove any lumps of yolk.

    2007 February 21, “Recipe: Maple Crema”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Frenchchinois
  2. Englishchinois

Borrowed from French chinois. Doublet of Chinese.

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Translations

Catalan xinès, colador xinès
  • xinèsfine-meshed conical strainer
  • colador xinèsfine-meshed conical strainer
  • xinésfine-meshed conical strainer
  • colador xinésfine-meshed conical strainer
Chinese Mandarin 漏勺
  • 漏勺 (lòusháo)fine-meshed conical strainer
French chinois
  • chinoisfine-meshed conical strainer
Japanese シノワ
  • シノワ (shinowa)fine-meshed conical strainer
Spanish chino, colador chino
  • chinofine-meshed conical strainer
  • colador chinofine-meshed conical strainer
Cite this entry
APA

chinois. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chinois

MLA

“chinois.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chinois. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chinois,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chinois.

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