Leontina's definitions
Term of endearment used in South America equivalent to "honey", "sweetheart". Usually used withing a relationship or towards children.
It is not related to the term chinito, as a diminute of Chino, the ". A more like origin is a fusion between Chino referring to slanted eyes (a caracteristic of native populations of most of south america) and the quechua term "China" which refers to a woman. (Mi China= my wife, my woman, my sweetheart).
Similar to mamita, or papito but with more romantic undertones.
It is not related to the term chinito, as a diminute of Chino, the ". A more like origin is a fusion between Chino referring to slanted eyes (a caracteristic of native populations of most of south america) and the quechua term "China" which refers to a woman. (Mi China= my wife, my woman, my sweetheart).
Similar to mamita, or papito but with more romantic undertones.
by Leontina October 7, 2021
Get the Chinitomug.