chino

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  1. noun A coarse twilled cotton fabric used for uniforms and sometimes work or sports clothes.
  2. noun Trousers made of a coarse twilled cotton. Often used in the plural.

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  • Theres no need to transact critical data while sipping mocha-chino. —  Blogger News Network
  • From there we moved on to the bolitas de quinoa frita ($8), deep fried shitake and quinoa risotto balls served with romesco dipping sauce and then more quinoa in the form of the pisco-chino roll ($12) with yellowtail and a soy-tamarind reduction.
  • [Chinesh full text only] [Texto completo en chino] [English full text only] [Texto completo en Inglés] —  SciDev.Net
  • Boyscout black, stretch linen and chino stretch linen. —  I want - I got
  • 'Long term boyfriend 'pant, black stretch linen, chino stretch linen, snap and roll hem. —  I want - I got
 

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  1. American Spanish, mestizo, yellowish (from its original tan color), probably from Spanish chino, Chinese, from China, China.
 

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