Indo-Chinese

Peninsula region descriptor

Indo-Chinese describes people, languages, cultures, or geography relating to the peninsula of Southeast Asia that includes Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar—historically called Indochina because of its position between India and China.

The term also applies to the language family spoken across this region.

Indo-Chinese cuisine, the Indo-Chinese wars.

The hyphenated form distinguishes it from Indo-Chinese meaning of mixed Indian and Chinese heritage.

cuisine

wontons

Filled Chinese pasta parcels

vinegar

flavor

spicy

Having strong heat

  • tangySharp and lively-tasting
  • umamiFifth taste sensation
  • garlickyStrongly flavored with bulb

pungent · salty · crispy · saucy · oily · vinegary · peppery · fiery · savory · ginger

dishes

lollipop

Confection on a stick

origin

Kolkata

Eastern Indian metropolis

immigrant · diaspora · localized · Chinatown

region

Himalayas

Asia's highest range

  • TibetHimalayan plateau region
  • NepalSouth Asian mountain nation
  • BhutanHimalayan mountain kingdom

Myanmar · Yunnan · Assam · Manipur · Brahmaputra · Darjeeling · Sikkim · northeastern · borderlands · highlands

Categories
Opposites
geographic region

Indo-ChineseEuropean

From that continent

African · American · Western · South Asian · East Asian

linguistic family

Indo-ChineseIndo-European

Vast language family

Sino-Tibetan · Afro-Asiatic · Dravidian · Austronesian · Niger-Congo

Family

Chinese, China, Indochina

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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