chindian
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adjective
- having mixed Chinese and Indian ethnicity
- of or relating to the intersection or mixture between Chinese and Indian cultures, people, languages, etc., e.g. cuisine
“People always say that our family is ‘Chindian’,” said Muru. “But why? I always change it to ‘Indianese’ because I want the Indian part to come first! Traditionally speaking, it follows the father, right?”
— 2021 August 14, Ivan K. Wu (quoting Muru Nagaraju). Rice Media, "Inter-Ethnic Households in Singapore: How a Chinese-Indian Family Celebrates Their Differences". https://www.ricemedia.co/features-inter-ethnic-households-singapore-chinese-indian-family/
Helmed by new Executive Chef Gyanesh Dass, Copper Chimney’s niche is in Chindian specialities — dishes originating from ethnic Han Chinese in India who grew to enjoy the local Indian spices and incorporated these ingredients into their traditional Chinese cooking styles.
— 2015 October 30, (Weekender). Yahoo! News, "Food review: Chindian cuisine at Copper Chimney". https://sg.news.yahoo.com/food-review-chindian-cuisine-copper-040333598.html
noun
- a person with mixed Chinese and Indian ethnicity
“So I am one-quarter Chinese, three-quarter Indian. And lastly, our fourth generation Chindian is my brother’s daughter who is three-eighths Indian and five-eighths Chinese. Go figure,” Joshua jokes.
— 2021 June 24, Angel Marie Magdoza (quoting Raj Joshua Thomas). The Pride, "Dear \"Uncle\", here are four generations of happy Chindians". https://pride.kindness.sg/four-generations-happy-chindians/