or chinkapin noun Etymology: probably modification of Virginia Algonquian chechinquamin ~ nut Date: 1612 the edible nut of a ~, any of several trees (genera Castanea and Castanopsis )
CHINQUAPIN
Meaning of CHINQUAPIN in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012