- chopstick
- chop|stick [ `tʃap,stık ] noun countone of a pair of thin sticks held in one hand and used in East Asian cultures for eating food
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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chopstick — 1690s, sailors partial translation of Chinese k wai tse fast ones or nimble boys, first element from pidgin English chop, from Cantonese kap urgent. Chopsticks, the two fingered piano exercise, is first attested 1893, probably from the… … Etymology dictionary
chopstick — ► NOUN ▪ each of a pair of small, thin, tapered sticks held in one hand and used as eating utensils by the Chinese and Japanese. ORIGIN pidgin English, from a Chinese dialect word meaning nimble ones … English terms dictionary
chopstick — UK [ˈtʃɒpˌstɪk] / US [ˈtʃɑpˌstɪk] noun [countable] Word forms chopstick : singular chopstick plural chopsticks one of a pair of thin sticks held in one hand and used in East Asian cultures for eating food … English dictionary
chopstick — chopsticks chop sticks (ch[o^]p st[i^]ks ), n. {chopstick} (ch[o^]p st[i^]k ), 1. a pair of slender sticks made of wood, ivory, plastic, etc., used chiefly by the Chinese and Japanese to lift food into the mouth while dining; also commonly used… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chopstick — [17] A chopstick is literally a ‘quick stick’. The element chop occurs more recognizably in chop chop ‘quickly’; it is a Pidgin English modification of Cantonese Chinese gap ‘urgent’. ‘Quick stick’ is a rather free translation of the Chinese term … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
chopstick — /ˈtʃɒpstɪk / (say chopstik) noun one of a pair of thin sticks, as of wood, ivory, or plastic, to raise food to the mouth; the traditional eating utensil of China, Japan, etc. {17th century; ? transferred sense of earlier chopstick a stick… …
chopstick — [17] A chopstick is literally a ‘quick stick’. The element chop occurs more recognizably in chop chop ‘quickly’; it is a Pidgin English modification of Cantonese Chinese gap ‘urgent’. ‘Quick stick’ is a rather free translation of the Chinese term … Word origins
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Chopstick rest — A pair of chopsticks made from yew on a wooden chopstick rest A typical Japanese meal: chopsti … Wikipedia
Chopstick Sisters — Infobox Chinese language singer and actor name = Chopstick Sisters caption = chinesename = 筷子姊妹花 tradchinesename = simpchinesename = pinyinchinesename = kuai4 zi3 zi3 mei4 hua1 jyutpingchinesename = faai3 zi2 ze2 mui6 faa1 birthname = ancestry =… … Wikipedia
chopstick — noun Etymology: Chinese Pidgin English chop fast + English stick Date: 1699 one of a pair of slender sticks held between thumb and fingers and used chiefly in Asian countries to lift food to the mouth … New Collegiate Dictionary
