CHOPSTICK


Meaning of CHOPSTICK in English

n. each of a pair of small thin sticks of wood or ivory etc., held both in one hand as eating utensils by the Chinese, Japanese, etc.

[ pidgin Engl. f. chop = quick + STICK(1) equivalent of Cantonese k' wâi-tsze nimble ones ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.