chinois

Alternative forms

• chinoise

Etymology

Borrowed from French chinois

Noun

chinois (plural chinoises)

1. (cooking) A fine-meshed conical strainer
   • 2007, February 21, Recipe: Maple Crema‎:

     Strain through a chinois or fine-meshed sieve to remove any lumps of yolk.

Etymology

Chine +‎ -ois

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃi.nwa/

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Noun

chinois m (uncountable)

1. Chinese (language)
2. Greek (something difficult to understand)

Adjective

chinois (feminine singular chinoise, masculine plural chinois, feminine plural chinoises)

1. Chinese (relating to China)

Further reading

• “chinois” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• chiions