noun
Chopin
shoh-PAN
noun
1
An old unit of liquid measure roughly equal to half a pint.
"The innkeeper poured out a chopin of ale."
How to Use Chopin
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA historical measure of liquid — you will mostly meet the word today as the composer's surname.
Word Forms
Chopins plural, chopins plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from French chopine, an old measure for wine or beer. Also a well-known surname, as in the composer Frédéric Chopin.