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chinquapin

chin·qua·pin

UK/ˈt͡ʃɪnkəpɪn/ uncommon

noun

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small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut

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Origin

Like its cognate / alternative form chinkapin, chinquapin is an alteration of chechinquamin / chincomen (the form found in early records), from an Algonquian language (sometimes said specifically to be from Powhatan). The final element is *mini (“berry, fruit”). Hewitt suggested that the first element was a word meaning "large, great" cognate to xinkw- (“big, large, great”).

Phrases

  • chinquapin oak
  • chinquapin rose
  • giant chinquapin
  • golden chinquapin
  • water chinquapin
  • western chinquapin

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