French

Noun

Chinois m ‎(plural Chinois, feminine Chinoise)

1. Chinese, someone from China

Related terms

• Chinoise

Anagrams

• chiions

English

A chinois

Alternative forms

• chinoise

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.

Translations

See also

• Chinoise on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Chine +‎ -ois

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃinwɑ]

Noun

chinois m ‎(uncountable)

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

Adjective

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

1. Chinese (relating to China)

Anagrams

• chiions