chinquapin
Chinquapin (noun) means any of certain species of tree in the chestnut genus Castanea:.
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”).
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What is the meaning of chinquapin?
"chinquapin" (noun) means any of certain species of tree in the chestnut genus Castanea:.
What are the different meanings of chinquapin?
"chinquapin" has 3 main meanings: 1. Any of certain species of tree in the chestnut genus Castanea:; 2. Allegheny chinkapin (Castanea pumila); 3. Ozark chinkapin (Castanea ozarkensis).