tsinito

Tagalog

noun

Definitions

A young Chinese man
A male Filipino beauty standard, typically described as a young man with Chinese or East Asian physical traits, who is particularly handsome or macho.

Etymology

Derived from Spanish, Castilian chinito affix from Tagalog tsino.

Origin

Tagalog

tsino

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

chinito Spanish, Castilian
chino Spanish, Castilian
tsinito Cebuano
tsinita Tagalog
tsino Tagalog