chinois

== English == === Alternative forms === chinoise === Etymology === Borrowed from French chinois. Doublet of Chinese. === Noun === chinois (plural chinoises) (cooking) A fine-meshed conical strainer. ==== Coordinate terms ==== food mill tamis ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Chinoise on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === From Chine (“China”) +‎ -ois (“-ese”). Sense 3 of the noun comes from the strainer's resemblance to a traditional Asian conical hat. === Pronunciation === (France) IPA(key): /ʃi.nwa/ (Quebec) IPA(key): /ʃi.nwa/ ~ /ʃi.nwɑ/ === Noun === chinois m (uncountable) Chinese (language) Greek (something difficult to understand) (cooking) a chinois, fine-meshed strainer ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === chinois (feminine chinoise, masculine plural chinois, feminine plural chinoises) (relational) of China; Chinese ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “chinois”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === chiions