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- US Pronunciation
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- [ching-kuh-pin]
- /ˈtʃɪŋ kə pɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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