chinito

Spanish

Etymology

Diminutive of chino with -ito.

Noun

chinito m (plural chinitos, feminine chinita, feminine plural chinitas)

(Latin America) Darling, dear
(regional Latin America, Philippines, Spain) a young Chinese man
- (Can we date this quote?), “Chinito de amor”, performed by Miliki:
  Chinito tu, chinita yo / Y nuestro amor así será siempre siempre igual
  You are the Chinaman, I am the Chinawoman, / And our love will be like this, always always the same

Further reading

“chinito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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