Szechwanese
English
Etymology
From Szechwan + -ese
Alternative forms
- Sichuanese, Szechuanese
Adjective
Szechwanese (comparative more Szechwanese, superlative most Szechwanese)
- (dated) Of or relating to the province of Szechwan in China.
- 1942 March, “Notes and News: Monument to a Stillborn Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 88:
- "The Chengtu revolutionaries were fantastically colourful in the Szechwanese manner—they costumed themselves as heroes of the stage and their energies were chiefly occupied in tying ropes across the main streets so that when Imperial officials rode by in their litters they would have to get down and crawl under, losing face.
Noun
Szechwanese (uncountable)
- (dated) The people of Szechwan.
- 1942 March, “Notes and News: Monument to a Stillborn Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 88:
- At this the Szechwanese rebelled, and, as the time was ripe, their action led to a nationwide revolt.