Meaning

3 senses
  1. (usually plural)An East Asian eating utensil typically used as a pair held in one hand to grip food items, mix liquids, or scoop food out of a bowl. The utensil is a stick, usually made of wood, and measuring approximately 23 cm (10 inches) in length.

    Essstäbchen

    па́лочкаpáločka, кита́йские па́лочкиkitájskije páločki, па́лочка для еды́páločka dlja jedý

    па́личка для ї́жіpályčka dlja jíži, па́личкаpályčka

  2. (ethnic, slur)An Asian person.

  3. (obsolete)A long straight stick used to keep baited hooks separated in deep-sea fishing tackle.

More definitions
  • one of a pair of slender sticks used as oriental tableware to eat food with

Examples

116 sentences
  1. Tom isn't very good with chopsticks.

    Том не дуже вправний з паличками для їжі. — sonrbfaq

    ruТом не очень хорошо управляется с палочками для еды. — sonrbfaq

    deTom kann nicht besonders gut mit Essstäbchen umgehen. — brauchinet

  2. Tom is not very good with chopsticks.

    Том не дуже вправний з паличками для їжі. — sonrbfaq

    ruТом не очень хорошо управляется с палочками для еды. — sonrbfaq

  3. The boy tried eating with chopsticks.

    ruМальчик пытался есть палочками. — paul_lingvo

    deDer Junge versuchte, mit Stäbchen zu essen. — Zaghawa

  4. I usually eat rice with chopsticks.

    ruЯ обычно ем рис палочками. — marafon

    deIch esse Reis gewöhnlich mit Stäbchen. — jakov

  5. I have never eaten with chopsticks.

    ruЯ никогда не ел палочками. — marafon

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
single eating utensil:
Русский
By meaning 1
single eating utensil:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
single eating utensil:

Origin

Apparently a compound of chop + stick, but the sense of the first element is not clear. Th

Apparently a compound of chop + stick, but the sense of the first element is not clear. The term was earliest applied to fishing tackle (from 1615), later being transferred to the dining utensil (attested since 1637) driven by their visual resemblance.

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