Noun: chincapin ching-ku-pin
- Small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut
"Chincapins were a traditional food of Native Americans in the southeastern United States";
- chinkapin, chinquapin
Derived forms: chincapins
Type of: edible nut, nut
Part of: Allegheny chinkapin, Castanea ozarkensis, Castanea pumila, chinquapin, dwarf chestnut, eastern chinquapin, Ozark chinkapin, Ozark chinquapin
Encyclopedia: Chincapin, California