"chopine" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tʃəʊˈpiːn/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chopine.wav Forms: chopines [plural]
Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French chapin, from Old Spanish chapín, from chapa (“type of metal plate or seal”), of imitative origin. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|chapin}} Middle French chapin, {{der|en|osp|chapín}} Old Spanish chapín, {{onomatopoeic|en|title=imitative}} imitative Head templates: {{en-noun}} chopine (plural chopines)
  1. A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 0.250 fluid liters, ⅓ of the volume of a standard bottle.
    Sense id: en-chopine-en-noun-g-l67LZw Categories (other): Wines Disambiguation of Wines: 56 44
  2. (historical, footwear) A type of women's platform shoe that was popular in the 15th and 16th centuries. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-chopine-en-noun-LH03kJj2 Categories (other): Footwear, English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias, Pages with entries, Wine bottles Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 21 7 6 19 7 14 15 2 Disambiguation of Wine bottles: 40 60

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