chopeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /t͡ʃəʊp/
• (Singapore) IPA: /t͡ʃoʊp/, /-ɒp/
• 韻: -əʊp

動詞

chope (third-person singular simple present chopes, present participle choping, simple past and past participle choped)

1. (transitive, informal, Singapore) To reserve (a place), such as a seat in a fast food restaurant, sometimes by placing a packet of tissue paper on it.
   • 2022 May 15, Jonty Tan, The Local Immigrant, Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd, →ISBN:

     Place a packet of tissues on a table and people will assume it is taken by someone in an act referred to as chope. Others may chope their table with a bag, knowing.

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名詞

chope (plural chopes)

1. Obsolete form of chop (“Asian seal used on documents”).

アナグラム

• Poche, epoch, EPOCH, poché