"chank" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chanks [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋk Etymology: From Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkha). Etymology templates: {{der|en|sa|शङ्ख}} Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkha) Head templates: {{en-noun}} chank (plural chanks)
  1. (India) The large spiral shell of several species of sea conch, much used in making bangles, especially Turbinella pyrum. Tags: India Categories (lifeform): Mollusks Synonyms: chanquo, chonk
    Sense id: en-chank-en-noun-UsCV1CCM Disambiguation of Mollusks: 71 29 Categories (other): Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 67 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: chanks [present, singular, third-person], chanking [participle, present], chanked [participle, past], chanked [past]
Rhymes: -æŋk Etymology: Expressive verb akin to champ, chomp; probably alteration of champ. Etymology templates: {{m|en|champ}} champ, {{m|en|chomp}} chomp, {{m|en|champ}} champ Head templates: {{en-verb}} chank (third-person singular simple present chanks, present participle chanking, simple past and past participle chanked)
  1. (US) To eat noisily; to champ or chomp. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-chank-en-verb-wmKT047z Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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