chopsticks

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A hand game in which players hold up a number of fingers on each hand and try, through certain moves, to eliminate their opponent's hands.
noun
  1. plural of chopstick
name
  1. A simple waltz, written in 1877 by Arthur de Lulli, that serves as a two-finger exercise for beginner piano players.

Pronunciation

/ˈt͡ʃɒpstɪks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-chopsticks.wav /ˈt͡ʃɑpstɪks/

Word forms

chopsticks

Etymology

Originally called The Celebrated Chop Waltz, because of the chopping motion of the fingers on the keys.

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