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chinquapin

noun
/ˈt͡ʃɪnkəpɪn/

Etymology

Like its cognate / alternative form chinkapin, chinquapin is an alteration of chechinquamin / chincomen (the form found in early records), from an Algonquian language (sometimes said specifically to be from Powhatan). The final element is *mini (“berry, fruit”). Hewitt suggested that the first element was a word meaning "large, great" cognate to xinkw- (“big, large, great”).

Definitions

  1. Any of certain species of tree in the chestnut genus Castanea

    Any of certain species of tree in the chestnut genus Castanea:

  2. Any in the genus Castanopsis of trees.

  3. Any in the genus Chrysolepis of trees and shrubs.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Quercus muehlenbergii, a tree whose leaves resemble those of chestnut-genus chinquapins.

    2. A water chinquapin, an aquatic plant of species Nelumbo lutea, American lotus.

    3. A redear sunfish, a freshwater fish of the southeastern US (Lepomis microlophus).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA