CHINQUAPIN


Meaning of CHINQUAPIN in English

[ 'tʃɪŋkəpɪn ]

(also chinkapin )

■ noun

1》 a North American chestnut tree. [ Castanea pumila and other species.]

2》 the edible nut of the ~.

Origin

C17: from Virginia Algonquian.

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