chinoca
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃiˈnɔ.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃiˈnɔ.ka/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃiˈnɔ.kɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈnɔ.kɐ/
- Rhymes: -ɔkɐ
- Hyphenation: chi‧no‧ca
Noun
chinoca m or f by sense (plural chinocas)
- (informal, ethnic slur) Chinese (person from China)
- Synonym: chinês
- (informal, ethnic slur) Anyone whose origins are perceived to be from East Asia
- Synonym: oriental
Adjective
chinoca m or f (plural chinocas, not comparable)
- (informal, ethnic slur) Chinese (of China)
- Synonym: chinês
- (informal, ethnic slur) Of or pertaining to East Asia
- Synonym: oriental
Further reading
- “chinoca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “chinoca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026