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.

Etymology: pidgin Engl. f. chop quick + STICK(1) equivalent of Cantonese k' w{acirc}i-tsze nimble ones

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.