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