English-Thai Dictionary
chopsticks
N ตะเกียบ ta-kiab
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CHOPSTICK
CHOPSTICK Chop "stick ", n.
Defn: One of two small sticks of wood, ivory, etc. , used by the Chinese and Japanese to convey food to the mouth.
New American Oxford Dictionary
chopstick
chop stick |ˈCHäpˌstik ˈtʃɑpˌstɪk | ▶noun (usu. chopsticks ) each of a pair of small, thin, tapered sticks of wood, ivory, or plastic, held together in one hand and used as eating utensils, esp. by the Chinese, the Japanese, and other people in eastern Asia. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: pidgin English, from chop ‘quick ’ + stick 1, translating Chinese dialect kuaìzi, literally ‘nimble ones. ’ Compare with chop-chop .
Oxford Dictionary
chopstick
chop |stick |ˈtʃɒpstɪk | ▶noun (usu. chopsticks ) each of a pair of small, thin, tapered sticks of wood, ivory, or plastic, held together in one hand and used as eating utensils especially by the Chinese and the Japanese. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: pidgin English, from chop ‘quick ’ + stick 1, translating Chinese dialect kuaìzi, literally ‘nimble ones ’. Compare with chop-chop .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
chopsticks
ch ó p st ì cks 名詞 〖複数扱い 〗箸 （はし ）▸ a pair of chopsticks 箸1ぜん .
The Wordsmith Dictionary