chopstick
noun/ˈtʃɒpstɪk/
/ˈtʃɑːpstɪk/
[usually plural]- either of a pair of thin sticks that are used for eating with, especially in East Asian countriesTopics Cooking and eatingb2Word Originlate 17th cent.: pidgin English, from chop ‘quick’ + the noun stick, translating Chinese dialect kuaìzi, literally ‘nimble ones’. Compare with chop-chop.
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