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choupique

US/ʃuˈpik/

choupique noun: the bowfin fish, Amia calva.

Noun

choupique (plural choupiques)

  1. (Louisiana) The bowfin fish, Amia calva
    • Them choupiques and ugly alligator gar done wanted to snap his damn hands off when he pulled them in the boat.2001, M. F. Korn, Skimming the Gumbo Nuclear, page 25

Forms of choupique

pluralchoupiques

Origin of choupique

Borrowed from Louisiana French choupique, from Choctaw shupik (“bowfin, mudfish”).

Questions about choupique

What does choupique mean?
Choupique means the bowfin fish, Amia calva.
What part of speech is choupique?
Choupique is a noun.
How do you pronounce choupique?
Choupique is pronounced /ʃuˈpik/ (US).
What is the plural of choupique?
The plural of choupique is choupiques.

Words near choupique in the dictionary

  1. chounce
  2. chounk
  3. chounse
  4. choupic
  5. choupics
  6. choupique
  7. choupiques
  8. chouquette
  9. chouquettes
  10. Chourajit
  11. Chourangi

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