chopstick

US: /ˈtʃɑpˌstɪk/ ,(chop′stik′)

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chop•stick /ˈtʃɑpˌstɪk/   n. [countable]

1. Food one of a pair of thin sticks held between the thumb and fingers and used as an eating utensil.

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chop•stick  (chop′stik′), n. 

1. Food 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.

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

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chopstick / ˈtʃɒpstɪk/ noun

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

Etymology: 17th Century: from pidgin English, from chop quick, of Chinese dialect origin + stick¹