chinquapin

== English == === Alternative forms === chinkapin, chincapin === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪnkəpɪn/ === Noun === chinquapin (plural chinquapins) Any of certain species of tree in the chestnut genus Castanea: Allegheny chinkapin (Castanea pumila) Ozark chinkapin (Castanea ozarkensis) Chinese chinkapin (Castanea henryi) Any in the genus Castanopsis of trees. Any in the genus Chrysolepis of trees and shrubs. Quercus muehlenbergii, a tree whose leaves resemble those of chestnut-genus chinquapins. Synonym: chinkapin oak A water chinquapin, an aquatic plant of species Nelumbo lutea, American lotus. A redear sunfish, a freshwater fish of the southeastern US (Lepomis microlophus). Synonyms: shellcracker, Georgia bream, cherry gill, chinkapin, improved bream, rouge ear sunfish, sun perch ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===