Chinquapin

chin;qua;pin variant(s): or chin;ka;pin function: noun etymology: probably modification of virginia algonquian chechinquamin chinquapin nutdate: 1612 1 : the edible nut of a chinquapin2 : any of several trees (genera castanea and castanopsis); especially : a dwarf chestnut (castanea pumila) of the united states