Definitions
Etymologies
- From French chinois (Wiktionary)
Examples
“(The chinois is too slow for most pureeing tasks-and I don't have a stand for it - so it makes my arms ache-it's very big.)”
“A chinois is usually really, really fine mesh screen”
“A chinois is a conical, fine-mesh strainer used not only to strain but also to create a fine texture.”
“When a recipe calls for straining a sauce through a fine sieve, the best is a conical sieve called a chinois.”
“Jessica Boone for the Wall Street Journal Restaurants use a piece of equipment called a "chinois" to strain sauces and soups.”
“Français · Chine: Dialogue avec Anti-CNN, le site des patriotes chinois”
“Français · Réactions de blogueurs chinois aux élections japonaises”
“Though chinois actually comes from the French adjective for Chinese, I did not intent this to be a Chinese restaurant in the same way most people thought then -- spring rolls, chow mien, spare ribs, shrimp with lobster sauce.”
The Huffington Post: Perry Garfinkel: Puck Goes Back to His (Ginger) Roots
“Pour tomato puree into a cheesecloth-lined strainer (chinois) set over an appropriate sized draining pan (bainmarie).”
“Audiences at a growing number of theaters can order such dishes as chinois chicken salad rolls or limoncello-tossed shrimp.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘chinois’.
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food collection
bread, peel, pot, chorizo, Filet, olive, fill, Phyllo, dough, bake, mat, pinot and 988 more...
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Food words
molecular gastronomy, gastronomic, chef, sous-chef, pastry, patisserie, bakery, mandoline, champagne flute, chinois, dough, knead and 15 more...
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harveythechainsaw's Words
lickspittle, syllogism, redounds, boffo, maw, flibbertigibbet, elan, phalanx, plinth, wonk, janjaweed, madreporic and 142 more...
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albacore's list
neptune, offing, minimal, pop, mint, spleen, vespa, kraken, albatross, chinois, flume, flagrant and 24 more...
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yay
lantern, defenestrate, incognito, tidbit, shiny, chinois, fenêtre, muggy, muffin, nifty, happy, sharpie and 19 more...
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Food & co
hollandaise, crostini, couscous, semolina, polenta, soufflé, quiche, béarnaise, aioli, tiramisu, biryani, chinois and 29 more...
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noggie42's Words
kleptocracy, zeugma, shilly-shally, hierophant, maunder, periwinkle, verisimilitude, diphthong, flippant, ludicrous, kreplach, gullet and 69 more...
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French
élan, esprit d'corps, joie de vivre, mise en scene, mise en place, habitues, svelte, emolument, ormolu, legerdemain, svelte, je ne sais quoi and 23 more...
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