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chopine
[ choh-peen, chop-in ]
/ tʃoʊˈpin, ˈtʃɒp ɪn /
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noun
a shoe having a thick sole, usually of cork, suggesting a short stilt, worn especially by women in 18th-century Europe after its introduction from Turkey.
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Also chop·in [chop-in] /ˈtʃɒp ɪn/ .
Words nearby chopine
chopblock, chop-chop, chopfallen, chophouse, chopin, chopine, Chopin, Frédéric, choplogic, chop mark, chopped, chopped liver
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British Dictionary definitions for chopine
chopine
chopin (ˈtʃɒpɪn)
/ (tʃɒˈpiːn) /
noun
a sandal-like shoe on tall wooden or cork bases popular in the 18th century
Word Origin for chopine
C16: from Old Spanish chapín, probably imitative of the sound made by the shoe when walking
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