chinquapin


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chinquapin /ˈtʃɪŋkəpɪn/ (also chinkapin)
noun
  • 1 a North American chestnut tree. [Castanea pumila and other species.]
  • 2 the edible nut of the chinquapin.
– origin C17: from Virginia Algonquian.
'chinquapin' also found in these Oxford entries:

Forum discussions with the word(s) "chinquapin" in the title:


Look up "chinquapin" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "chinquapin" at dictionary.com

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | German | Russian | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Download free Android and iPhone apps

Android AppiPhone App
Report an inappropriate ad.