chopine.
a French pre-metric measure of capacity equal to half a pinte that was equivalent to 0.476 liters. Under the monarchy the measure varied from region to region, with the Parisian chopine being equivalent to 0.465 liters. 1 pinte ("quart") = 2 chopines ("pints") = 4 demiards ("half-pints")
Meaning & usage
a French pre-metric measure of capacity equal to half a pinte that was equivalent to 0.476 liters. Under the monarchy the measure varied from region to region, with the Parisian chopine being equivalent to 0.465 liters. 1 pinte ("quart") = 2 chopines ("pints") = 4 demiards ("half-pints")
a French metric chopine (or metric "pint") equal to 0.250 liters
a French Canadian term for an imperial pint, equal to one eighth of an Imperial gallon, 20 Imperial ounces, or 0.568 liters
an amount of wine equivalent to 0.25 liters
Where this word comes from
Diminutive of chope + -ine.
chopine (type of platform shoe)
Where this word comes from
From Middle French chapin, from Old Spanish chapín.
inflection of chopiner: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
inflection of chopiner: second-person singular imperative
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