Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [choh-peen, chop-in]
- /tʃoʊˈpin, ˈtʃɒp ɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [choh-peen, chop-in]
- /tʃoʊˈpin, ˈtʃɒp ɪn/
Definitions of chopine word
- noun chopine a sandal-like shoe on tall wooden or cork bases popular in the 18th century 3
- noun chopine a woman's shoe with a very thick sole, as of cork, worn in the 16th and 17th cent. 3
- noun chopine a shoe having a thick sole, usually of cork, suggesting a short stilt, worn especially by women in 18th-century Europe after its introduction from Turkey. 1
- noun chopine A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 0.250 liters of fluid, 1/3 the volume of a standard bottle. 1
- noun chopine A type of women's platform shoe that was popular in the 15th and 16th centuries. 0
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Origin of chopine
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Spanish chapín, equivalent to chap(a) (< Middle French chape chape) + -in -in1
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Parts of speech for Chopine
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chopine popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
chopine usage trend in Literature
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