Chino is a cotton fabric. The fabric was made in China originally and the Spanish called the pants, pantalones chino, Chinese pants. So chinos, pants made from that fabric, can be any color. Khaki is a color but the word is used for pants that are made of khaki colored chino fabric.
There was a revival of Shirley Temple movies on VHS in the 90’s. My friend had three girls and they were enamored of Shirley Temple. I am a “boy mom” so I was surprised.
Chino is a cotton fabric. The fabric was made in China originally and the Spanish called the pants, pantalones chino, Chinese pants. So chinos, pants made from that fabric, can be any color. Khaki is a color but the word is used for pants that are made of khaki colored chino fabric.