[chop-stiks] 
) | a harmonically and melodically simple waltz for piano played typically with the forefinger of each hand and sometimes having an accompanying part for a second player. |
[chop-stik] | 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. |
| chop·stick (chŏp'stĭk') n. One of a pair of slender sticks made especially of wood or ivory, held between the thumb and fingers and used as an eating utensil in Asian countries and in restaurants serving Asian food. [Pidgin English chop, quick (probably from Cantonese kap; akin to Mandarin jí) + stick.] |
chopsticks
(from Chinese kuai-tzu, "quick ones," by way of Pidgin chop, "quick"), eating utensils, consisting of a pair of slender sticks held between the thumb and fingers of one hand, that predominate in much of East Asia and are used in conjunction with East Asian-style cuisine worldwide.
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