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chope

Pronunciation: /t͡ʃəʊp/

The English word “chope” has 1 meaning listed here.

verb

  1. To reserve (a place), such as a seat in a fast food restaurant, sometimes by placing a packet of tissue paper on it.

Etymology

From Malay chup (“a cry in a game requesting a halt or the retraction of a stroke”), possibly from Hindi चुप (cup, “silence!”).

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