choupique

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US/ʃuˈpik/

noun

The bowfin fish, Amia calva

OriginLouisiana French choupique ← Choctaw shupik →
Scrabble 25
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Meanings

nounchoupique (plural choupiques)

plural choupiques

  1. LouisianaThe bowfin fish, Amia calva

    Them choupiques and ugly alligator gar done wanted to snap his damn hands off when he pulled them in the boat.

    2001, M. F. Korn, Skimming the Gumbo Nuclear, page 25

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bowfingrinnel

Origin

  1. Choctawshupik“bowfin, mudfish”
  2. Louisiana Frenchchoupique
  3. Englishchoupique

Borrowed from Louisiana French choupique, from Choctaw shupik (“bowfin, mudfish”).

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APA

choupique. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choupique

MLA

“choupique.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choupique. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “choupique,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choupique.

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