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chinquapin

chin·qua·pin
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ching-kuh-pin]
    • /ˈtʃɪŋ kə pɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ching-kuh-pin]
    • /ˈtʃɪŋ kə pɪn/

Definitions of chinquapin word

  • noun chinquapin a dwarf chestnut tree, Castanea pumila, of the eastern US, yielding edible nuts 3
  • noun chinquapin a large evergreen fagaceous tree, Castanopsis chrysophylla, of W North America 3
  • noun chinquapin the nut of either of these trees 3
  • noun chinquapin any of several, usually bushlike, trees (genus Castanea) of the beech family, esp. the dwarf chestnut 3
  • noun chinquapin any of various species (genus Castanopsis) of evergreen trees of the beech family, found in W U.S. and Asia 3
  • noun chinquapin the edible nut of any of these trees 3

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Origin of chinquapin

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15, Americanism; < Virginia Algonquian (E spelling) chechinquamins

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Parts of speech for Chinquapin

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

chinquapin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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