Chino

Chi·no  (chn)

A city of southern California east of Los Angeles. It was founded in 1887. Population: 79,300.

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chi·no  (chn, sh-)

n. pl. chi·nos

1. A coarse twilled cotton fabric used for uniforms and sometimes work or sports clothes.

2. Trousers made of a coarse twilled cotton. Often used in the plural.

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

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chino [ˈtʃiːnəʊ]

n pl -nos

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) US a durable cotton twill cloth

[from American Spanish, of obscure origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chino - trousers made with chino cloth chino - a coarse twilled cotton fabric frequently used for uniforms trouser, pant - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers"
	2.	chino - a coarse twilled cotton fabric frequently used for uniforms chino - trousers made with chino cloth cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"