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chinquapin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈt͡ʃɪnkəpɪn/
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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”).

Meanings

1. Any of certain species of tree in the chestnut genus Castanea: ▸ Allegheny chinkapin (Castanea pumila)
2. Any of certain species of tree in the chestnut genus Castanea: ▸ Ozark chinkapin (Castanea ozarkensis)
3. Any of certain species of tree in the chestnut genus Castanea: ▸ Chinese chinkapin (Castanea henryi)
4. Any in the genus Castanopsis of trees.
5. Any in the genus Chrysolepis of trees and shrubs.
6. Quercus muehlenbergii, a tree whose leaves resemble those of chestnut-genus chinquapins.
7. A water chinquapin, an aquatic plant of species Nelumbo lutea, American lotus.
8. A redear sunfish, a freshwater fish of the southeastern US (Lepomis microlophus).

Forms

Deriveds

chinquapin oak · giant chinquapin · golden chinquapin · water chinquapin · western chinquapin · chinquapin rose

Synonyms

shellcracker · cherry gill · Georgia bream · chinkapin · chinkapin oak · rouge ear sunfish · sun perch · improved bream

Translations (3)

de Scheinkastanie (shrub in the genus Castanopsis) · chr ᎤᎾᎩᎾ (shrub in the genus Castanopsis) · pl kasztan karłowaty (shrub in the genus Castanopsis)