chope
Meanings
verb
- To reserve (a place), such as a seat in a fast food restaurant, sometimes by placing a packet of tissue paper on it.
noun
- Obsolete form of chop (“Asian seal used on documents”).
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Malay chup (“a cry in a game requesting a halt or the retraction of a stroke”), possibly from Hindi चुप (cup, “silence!”).
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