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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
chopstick
 
SYLLABICATION:chop·stick
PRONUNCIATION:  chpstk
NOUN: 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.
ETYMOLOGY:Pidgin English chop, quick (probably from Chinese (Cantonese) kuaì) + stick.
 
 
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