chopsticks


chopsticks

(ˈtʃɒpstɪks) pl n1. (Cookery) a pair of thin sticks, of ivory, wood, etc, used as eating utensils by the Chinese, Japanese, and other people of East Asia[C17: from pidgin English, from chop quick, of Chinese dialect origin + stick1]

chopsticks

- In Chinese, the word for chopsticks originally meant "quick sticks" or "nimble ones."See also related terms for nimble.
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chopsticks

(ˈtʃopstiks) noun plural two small sticks of wood, ivory etc used by the Chinese etc to eat with. 筷子 筷子

chopsticks

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