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chinois

chinois noun: a fine-meshed conical strainer.

chinois: a fine-meshed conical strainer
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Noun

chinois (plural chinoises)

  1. A fine-meshed conical strainer.
    • Strain through a chinois or fine-meshed sieve to remove any lumps of yolk.2007 February 21, “Recipe: Maple Crema”, in New York Times

Forms of chinois

pluralchinoises
alternative formchinoise

Origin of chinois

Borrowed from French chinois. Doublet of Chinese.

Phrases with chinois

Questions about chinois

What does chinois mean?
Chinois means a fine-meshed conical strainer.
What part of speech is chinois?
Chinois is a noun.
What is the plural of chinois?
The plural of chinois is chinoises.

Words near chinois in the dictionary

  1. chinny reckon
  2. chino
  3. Chino Hills
  4. chinoed
  5. chinoidine
  6. chinois
  7. chinoiserie
  8. chinoiseries
  9. chinoises
  10. chinoline
  11. chinolines

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