CHINQUAPIN Meaning of CHINQUAPIN in English [ 'tʃɪŋkəpɪn ](also chinkapin ) ■ noun1》 a North American chestnut tree. [ Castanea pumila and other species.] 2》 the edible nut of the ~.OriginC17: from Virginia Algonquian. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004