chopine
[choh-
peen
,
chop
-in]
/tʃoʊˈpin, ˈtʃɒp ɪn/
noun
1.
a shoe having a thick sole, usually of cork, suggesting a short stilt, worn especially by women in 18th-century Europe after its introduction from Turkey.
Also,
chopin
.
Origin
1570-80;
<
Spanish
chapín,
equivalent to
chap
(
a
) (<
Middle French
chape
chape
) +
-in
-in
1
British Dictionary definitions for
chopine
chopine
/
tʃɒˈpiːn
/
noun
1.
a sandal-like shoe on tall wooden or cork bases popular in the 18th century
Word Origin
C16: from Old Spanish
chapín,
probably imitative of the sound made by the shoe when walking