c 3 h 4 i 1 n 1 o 1 i 1 s 1 e 1 r 1 i 1 e 1
11 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately decorated and intricately patterned
originEtymology tree French chinois Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -erieder. French -erie French chinoiseriebor. English chinoiserie Borrowed from French chinoiserie (“Chinese-esque”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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