phin

P3H4I1N1

noun

A type of coffee filter.

OriginVietnamese phin →
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Meanings

phin1

noun
  1. A type of coffee filter.

phin2

noun
  1. entertainmentA type of lute with a pear-shaped body, originating in Thailand and played mostly by ethnic Laotians in Thailand and Laos.

Origin

  1. Vietnamesephin“a filter”
  2. Englishphin

Borrowed from Vietnamese phin (“a filter”). Doublet of filter.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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