What does chinola in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word chinola in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use chinola in Spanish.

The word chinola in Spanish means Chinese, the Chinese, Chinese, Chinese, curly, slit eyed, mixed race, marijuana spliff with cocaine, joint, spliff, Chinese restaurant, Chinese place, boy, lowlife, China town, tall tale, lie, in Chinese, in Chinese, take for a ride, smoke like a chimney, speak gibberish, drive up the wall, wedge heel, wedge heel. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word chinola

Chinese

adjetivo (de China)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
En las ciudades chinas hay mucha contaminación.
There is a lot of contamination in Chinese cities.

the Chinese

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (persona de China) (as a group)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Los chinos son popularmente conocidos por ser los autores de grandes invenciones.
The Chinese are popularly known for being authors of great inventions.

Chinese

nombre masculino (idioma) (language)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Estuve aprendiendo chino, pero tuve que dejarlo.
I had been learning Chinese but I had to stop taking classes.

Chinese

adjetivo (relativo al idioma chino)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Los caracteres chinos son más complicados que los coreanos.
Chinese characters are more complicated than Korean ones.

curly

adjetivo (MX (cabello: rizado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mi abuela tenía el pelo muy chino.
My grandmother had really curly hair.

slit eyed

adjetivo (CR, AR: coloquial (de ojos rasgados) (pejorative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ahora por la tarde vino a buscarlo un señor. Era bajito y como chino.
This afternoon a man came looking for him. He was short and slit eyed.

mixed race

adjetivo (de un padre indio y uno zambo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

marijuana spliff with cocaine

nombre masculino (marihuana con cocaína)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Una vez me fumé un chino y me dejó el cerebro fuera de servicio.
Once, I smoked a marijuana spliff with cocaine and it knocked my brain out.

joint, spliff

nombre masculino (CR: coloquial (marihuana con tabaco) (with tobacco)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nos fumamos un chino bien cargado y luego no nos podíamos mover.
We smoked a well-packed joint then we couldn't move.

Chinese restaurant, Chinese place

nombre masculino (restaurante de comida china)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ayer fuimos al chino a cenar y estuvo todo muy rico.
Yesterday, we had dinner at a Chinese restaurant (or: Chinese place) and it was really good.

boy

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (CO: coloquial (niño, niña) (male)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es increíble cómo juegan al tenis esos chinos.
It is incredible how those boys play tennis.

lowlife

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (AmS: peyorativo, ofensivo (persona de baja condición social) (pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

China town

nombre masculino (coloquial (sector urbano)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me gusta ir al barrio chino de Nueva York para comprar ropa y relojes.
I like to go to China town in New York to buy clothes and watches.

tall tale, lie

locución nominal masculina (mentira)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lo de la invasión de Marte fue un cuento chino.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Don't believe everything you read in the tabloids, they write a lot of bollocks!

in Chinese

locución adjetiva (coloquial (incomprensible) (figurative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

in Chinese

locución adjetiva (MX, coloquial (difícil de realizar) (figurative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

take for a ride

locución verbal (coloquial (con facilidad) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

smoke like a chimney

expresión (PE, coloquial (cigarrillos: fumar mucho)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

speak gibberish

locución verbal (coloquial (hablar poco claro)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ahí me explicaron por qué estaba fallando el coche pero parecía que me estaban hablando en chino.
They told me why the car wasn't working but it seemed like they were speaking gibberish.

drive up the wall

locución verbal (SV, CR, GT, HN, NI, coloquial (hartarlo, hastiarlo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El despotismo de su jefe lo pone chino.

wedge heel

locución nominal masculina (tipo de zapato)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

wedge heel

locución nominal masculina (tipo de zapato)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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