chinquapin
2 synonyms for chinquapin, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Any of several kinds of tree belonging to the same genus as the chestnut.
Synonyms
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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 meanin...
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