chopstick

[ chop-stik ]

/ ˈtʃɒpˌstɪk /

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noun

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.

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Origin of chopstick

1690–1700; Chinese Pidgin English chop quick (see chop-chop) + stick¹

Words nearby chopstick

chopping block, choppy, chops, chop shop, chopsteak, chopstick, chopsticks, chop stroke, chop suey, choragus, choral

How to use chopstick in a sentence

You can do it by pressing twine, a reed, a skewer, or a chopstick.
Eat like an ancient Roman by recreating bread from Pompeii|Alisha McDarris|September 9, 2021|Popular-Science
Using 2 wooden skewers or a set of chopsticks, flip each round frequently until they begin to puff up.
Chef Nyesha Arrington’s Recipe for Puffy Pommes Soufflées|Eater Video|April 23, 2021|Eater
When learning a new trick, whether it’s how to properly use chopsticks, riding a bike, or editing something on Photoshop, it can be a lot easier to look on and see how somebody else does it.
These otters learn how to snag snacks by watching their friends|Sara Kiley Watson|November 24, 2020|Popular-Science
A study published June 3 in Emerging Infectious Diseases found traces of SARS-CoV-2 genetic material on chopsticks used by patients in Hong Kong, but whether virus particles could survive on a chopstick and actually infect someone remains unknown.
COVID-19 case clusters offer lessons and warnings for reopening|Helen Thompson|June 18, 2020|Science News

Poke center of Italian sausages with chopstick to make well, fill with chocolate syrup and twist the open end of the sausage.
Epic Meal Empire’s Meat Monstrosities: From the Bacon Spider to the Cinnabattleship|Harley Morenstein|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One may search in vain for the trace of any object in the nature of a chopstick in Central or South America.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly,|Various
A Sheffield quarrel man is not to be mystified like a Jerry Chopstick.
Homes and haunts of the most eminent British poets, Vol. II (of 2)|William Howitt
It is to be hoped that the chopstick may ultimately be adopted here instead of the knife and fork.
Punchinello Vol. II., No. 30, October 22, 1870|Various
Anybody who can make a shoe-peg or wooden toothpick can make a chopstick.
Punchinello Vol. II., No. 30, October 22, 1870|Various