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单词 chank
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Definition of chank in English:

chank

(also shankh, shankha)
noun tʃʌŋktʃaŋk
  • The large spiral shell of the gastropod mollusc Turbinella rapa found in the Indian Ocean, considered sacred in Hinduism and Buddhism; (also) the gastropod itself. In later use also: the shell of any of various other molluscs of the genus Turbinella.

verb tʃʌŋktʃaŋk
Regional informal
  • with object To chew (something), especially noisily or enthusiastically; to munch. Also without object with into, on, etc.

Origin

Late 17th century. From Sanskrit śaṁkha (also with vernacular pronunciation śaṁkh) shell (of a marine mollusc), especially conch shell<br>mid 16th century; earliest use found in Arthur Golding (d. 1606), translator. Apparently a variant or alteration of champ.

Definition of chank in US English:

chank

(also shankh, shankha)
nountʃaŋk
  • The large spiral shell of the gastropod mollusc Turbinella rapa found in the Indian Ocean, considered sacred in Hinduism and Buddhism; (also) the gastropod itself. In later use also: the shell of any of various other molluscs of the genus Turbinella.

verbtʃaŋk
Regional informal
  • with object To chew (something), especially noisily or enthusiastically; to munch. Also without object with into, on, etc.

Origin

Late 17th century. From Sanskrit śaṁkha (also with vernacular pronunciation śaṁkh) shell (of a marine mollusc), especially conch shell<br>mid 16th century; earliest use found in Arthur Golding (d. 1606), translator. Apparently a variant or alteration of champ.

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