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.
Etymology: pidgin Engl. f. chop quick + STICK(1) equivalent of Cantonese k' w{acirc}i-tsze nimble ones
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.
Etymology: pidgin Engl. f. chop quick + STICK(1) equivalent of Cantonese k' w{acirc}i-tsze nimble ones
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012