chopsticks

[ chop-stiks ]
/ ˈtʃɒpˌstɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

a harmonically and melodically simple waltz for piano played typically with the forefinger of each hand and sometimes having an accompanying part for a second player.

Origin of chopsticks

1890–95; perhaps after chopstick from the way the fingers are held

Words nearby chopsticks

chopping block, choppy, chops, chopsteak, chopstick, chopsticks, choragus, choral, choral speaking, chorale, chorale prelude

Definition for chopsticks (2 of 2)

chopstick
[ chop-stik ]
/ ˈtʃɒpˌstɪk /

noun

one of a pair of thin, tapered sticks, often of wood or ivory, held in one hand between the thumb and fingers and used chiefly in China, Japan, and other Asian countries for lifting food to the mouth.

Origin of chopstick

1690–1700; Chinese Pidgin English chop quick (see chop-chop) + stick1

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British Dictionary definitions for chopsticks

chopsticks
/ (ˈtʃɒpstɪks) /

pl n

a pair of thin sticks, of ivory, wood, etc, used as eating utensils by the Chinese, Japanese, and other people of East Asia

Word Origin for chopsticks

C17: from pidgin English, from chop quick, of Chinese dialect origin + stick 1