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[Rangerfan11]

My girlfriend is dominican and she said this phrase to me but im not sure what it means....yo quiero un chin.

What does un chin mean?

[Rocky]

Originally Posted by Rangerfan11

My girlfriend is dominican and she said this phrase to me but im not sure what it means....yo quiero un chin.

What does un chin mean?

A bit, a little, a small amount.
I want some, not much.

[Baracutay]

Originally Posted by Rangerfan11

My girlfriend is dominican and she said this phrase to me but im not sure what it means....yo quiero un chin.

What does un chin mean?

Chin or chin-chin is the Taino Indian word for a little bit. There is a bird in the Caribbean we call "chinchilin" which in efect means little bird.

[Rocky]

Originally Posted by Baracutay

Chin or chin-chin is the Taino Indian word for a little bit. There is a bird in the Caribbean we call "chinchilin" which in efect means little bird.

Interesting thoughts on the origins of the word.
Don't laugh, but here goes the explanation that was given to me.
As the Dominicans refer to yellow ripe oranges as "china", in reference to Chinese people of "yellow" skin, likewise they refer to something small as "un chin", as Chinese people are small.
Don't kill the messenger. That's just what they told me.

[Baracutay]

Originally Posted by Rocky

Interesting thoughts on the origins of the word.
Don't laugh, but here goes the explanation that was given to me.
As the Dominicans refer to yellow ripe oranges as "china", in reference to Chinese people of "yellow" skin, likewise they refer to something small as "un chin", as Chinese people are small.
Don't kill the messenger. That's just what they told me.

I wont laugh, its actually a pretty sad explanation! Nope its a Taino word, tried and tested. In fact the word appears in many other Arawakan dialectics.
All the best
J

[Chirimoya]

Oranges are probably called chinas because they originally came from China.

[Janin]

Originally Posted by Rocky

.... That's just what they told me.

Why do Dominicans lie???

Janin

[Janin]

Originally Posted by Rangerfan11

My girlfriend is dominican and she said this phrase to me but im not sure what it means....yo quiero un chin.

Maybe you overheard the "te"...

Janin

[Rocky]

Originally Posted by Chirimoya

Oranges are probably called chinas because they originally came from China.

Interesting theory, but I doubt that Dominicans know the origins of oranges.
Heck I can't even get them to accept evolution, and when I tell them that we are descendants of the apes, they tell me, "You maybe, but not me!"

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