chism

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from *chissen, a plural of Middle English chis, chys (“sprout”), variant of Middle English chithe, from Old English ċīþ, from Proto-West Germanic *kīþ, from Proto-Germanic *kīþą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪzəm/

Noun

chism (plural chisms)

  1. (dialectal) A shoot or sprout; a bud.

Verb

chism (third-person singular simple present chisms, present participle chisming, simple past and past participle chismed)

  1. (dialectal) To sprout, bud, or germinate.

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