chopstick
noun/ˈtʃɑpˌstɪk/
Frequency rank: #19,563 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a thin stick used in pairs to pick up food, common in East Asian cuisine.
Example sentence
She used one chopstick to spear a single noodle on the table.
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