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chanks

chanks is the plural of chank.

Meaning of chank

Noun (1)

chank (plural chanks)

  1. (India) The large spiral shell of several species of sea conch, much used in making bangles, especially Turbinella pyrum.

Noun (2)

chank (plural chanks)

  1. (derogatory, euphemistic, offensive) chink.

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Questions about chanks

What is chanks the plural of?
Chanks is the plural of chank.

Words near chanks in the dictionary

  1. chanked
  2. Chankiang
  3. chanking
  4. chankings
  5. chankonabe
  6. chanks
  7. chanky
  8. chanlon
  9. chanlons
  10. chanmery
  11. channa

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chanks (page history and authors); chank (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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