camisa de chino

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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)

Pronunciation

/kəˈmiː.sə ˈdeɪ ˈt͡ʃiː.noʊ/

Word forms

camisa de chino camisa de chinos

Etymology

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

Related words

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