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EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryEnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionarychopstick
plural chopsticks
Definition
- : one of a pair of slender sticks (as of wood or plastic) held between the thumb and fingers and used to lift food to the mouth //Never spear food with a chopstick! If you're having trouble picking up your food, a spoon is your plan B. — Laura Barry —usually used in plural //To eat rice, both etiquette and practicality dictate that you use chopsticks to pick up a morsel of meat, fish, or whatever … ; position it over the rice bowl, allowing its juices or sauce to drip into the rice; eat the morsel; then shovel some rice into your mouth with the chopsticks. — Saveur //"… I do get uncomfortable when people use chopsticks for every Asian food. Traditionally, I may use chopsticks when my food is served in a soup bowl with noodles or rice, but we often use forks and spoons for our dishes. …" — Darrell Loo, quoted in Feast
chopstick
plural chopsticks
Definition
- : one of a pair of slender sticks (as of wood or plastic) held between the thumb and fingers and used to lift food to the mouth //Never spear food with a chopstick! If you're having trouble picking up your food, a spoon is your plan B. — Laura Barry —usually used in plural //To eat rice, both etiquette and practicality dictate that you use chopsticks to pick up a morsel of meat, fish, or whatever … ; position it over the rice bowl, allowing its juices or sauce to drip into the rice; eat the morsel; then shovel some rice into your mouth with the chopsticks. — Saveur //"… I do get uncomfortable when people use chopsticks for every Asian food. Traditionally, I may use chopsticks when my food is served in a soup bowl with noodles or rice, but we often use forks and spoons for our dishes. …" — Darrell Loo, quoted in Feast
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