chopstick
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_046_achop·stick /ˈtʃɒp-stɪk $ ˈtʃɑːp-/ noun [countable usually plural] 
DFUone of the two thin sticks that you use to eat food in many countries in Asia 筷子
DFUone of the two thin sticks that you use to eat food in many countries in Asia 筷子Examples from the Corpus
chopstick• An-other guy was so thin and pale that he looked like a chopstick with ink on top.• Angrily, she pushed her thoughts away at the same time as she pushed her bowl and chopsticks away.• He puts down his chopsticks and we leave.• Whereas few - not to boast - few are speedier on the draw with the old chopsticks than young Ollie.• Otherwise, chopsticks are practical for one-handed eating, if the food is cut up for the patient.• Then for every drop of oil that stuck to the chopstick a drop of water remained in the bottle.• I did eat jelly with chopsticks - as I said!• Resigned to bananas, Fong ate thern in silence, with chopsticks.Origin chopstick (1600-1700) Pidgin English chop “fast” (from Cantonese kap) + English stickchop·stick nounChineseSyllable
of the sticks Corpus thin two one that
chopstick
chop‧stick /ˈtʃɒp-stɪk $ ˈtʃɑːp-/
noun [countable usually plural]
one of the two thin sticks that you use to eat food in many countries in Asia
chop‧stick /ˈtʃɒp-stɪk $ ˈtʃɑːp-/
noun [countable usually plural] Date: 1600-1700
Language: Pidgin English
Origin: chop 'fast' (from Cantonese kap) + English stick
Language: Pidgin English
Origin: chop 'fast' (from Cantonese kap) + English stick
one of the two thin sticks that you use to eat food in many countries in Asia
