chopsticks

[chop-stiks]

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. 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.

chopsticks

/ ˈtʃɒpstɪks /

plural noun

1. a pair of thin sticks, of ivory, wood, etc, used as eating utensils by the Chinese, Japanese, and other people of East Asia

Word History and Origins

Origin of chopsticks¹

1890–95; perhaps after chopstick from the way the fingers are held

Word History and Origins

Origin of chopsticks¹

C17: from pidgin English, from chop quick, of Chinese dialect origin + _stick ¹