chopstick
English

Chopsticks
Etymology
From Chinese Pidgin English chop (“quick”) (compare chop-chop) + stick. The first element is a calque of Chinese 筷子 (kuàizi, “chopstick”), derived from 快 (kuài, “quick”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
chopstick (plural chopsticks)
Translations
single eating utensil
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Verb
chopstick (third-person singular simple present chopsticks, present participle chopsticking, simple past and past participle chopsticked)
- (transitive, intransitive, informal) To pick up (food) using chopsticks.
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