ˈchiŋˌpȯ noun
( plural chingpaw or chingpaws )
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group inhabiting upper Burma and the north Burma-Chinese frontier region, especially the Irrawaddy drainage above Myitkyina known as “the Triangle” and the Hukawng valley — called also Singpho ; see kachin
2. : a member of the Chingpaw