Definizione monolingua

china

china

1. third-person singular past historic of chiner

china (plural chinas)

1. (uncountable) The root of a climbing plant, Smilax china L., once believed to have important medicinal properties.
   • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.5.1.v:

     China, saith Manardus, makes a good colour in the face, takes away melancholy, and all infirmities proceeding from cold [...].

2. (uncountable) Ceramic or porcelain
3. (uncountable) Tableware made from china.
4. (countable, music) A cymbal, flattened at the perimeter, about 16 to 20 inches (40 to 50 centimetres) across, that is ridden or crashed to produce a distinctive ""trashy"" sound.

china sg.

1. feminine form of chino

Definizione dizionario china

	cina
	geographic terms (country level)

	porcellana
	porcelain

repubblica popolare cinese

repubblica popolare della cina

vasellame

Altri significati:

(music, countable) A cymbal, flattened at the perimeter, about 16 to 20 inches (40 to 50 centimetres) across, that is ridden or crashed to produce a distinctive "trashy" sound.

(uncountable) Ceramic or porcelain

(uncountable) Tableware made from china.

(Cockney rhyming slang; shortened from china plate; countable) Mate (i.e., friend).

tableware made from china

The root of a climbing plant, Smilax china L., once believed to have important medicinal properties.