chinos

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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chinos [chee-nohz]

Noun, pl

trousers made of a kind of hard-wearing cotton [chino, the cloth; origin unknown]