chopin/ʃoʊˈpæn/EtymologyBorrowed from French Chopin: see there for more.nameA surname from French.Frédéric Chopin, a Polish-born classical composer.nounA liquid unit of measure of almost half a pint.“I ſowed on this Ground, without any Dung or Manure, a Lippy of Oats, from which I had a Boll wanting a Chopin.”