chinquapin

American  

[ching-kuh-pin] / ˈtʃɪŋ kə pɪn /

Or chincapin,

noun

1. a shrubby chestnut, Castanea pumila, of the beech family, native to the southeastern United States, having toothed, oblong leaves and small edible nuts.

2. Also called golden chinquapin.  a Pacific coast evergreen tree, Castanopsis chrysophylla, of the beech family, having deeply furrowed bark, dark green lance-shaped leaves, and inedible nuts.

3. the nut of either of these trees.

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chinquapin British  

/ ˈtʃɪŋkəpɪn /

noun

1. a dwarf chestnut tree, Castanea pumila, of the eastern US, yielding edible nuts

2. Also called: giant chinquapin.  a large evergreen fagaceous tree, Castanopsis chrysophylla, of W North America

3. the nut of either of these trees

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Etymology

Origin of chinquapin

An Americanism dating back to 1605–15; from Virginia Algonquian ( English spelling) chechinquamins

Example Sentences

Businesses along a stretch from Hicks Avenue to Chinquapin Round Road were closed by as police blocked traffic on the typically busy thoroughfare, now strewn with tangled power lines and tree branches.

From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2021

In consultation with the Alexandria Health Department, the school set up hundreds of folding chairs, three feet apart, in Chinquapin Park.

From Washington Post • Jun. 12, 2021

Mid bay reefs are the place to be on this side of the bay- specifically Chinquapin and Boggy reefs.

From Washington Times • Jun. 3, 2020

During the three-hour flight, we flew over Trenton, Beulaville, Kenansville, Chinquapin, and, finally, Wallace.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 21, 2018

Tony knew Wes had just finished elementary school and asked him what he was doing to get ready for the start of middle school at Chinquapin, pronounced “Chicken Pen” by all of its students.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore