\ ˈchaŋk, -ȯ-, -ä- \
-ed/-ing/-s
Definition of chank
(Entry 1 of 2)
dialectal
: chew noisily : champ
chank
noun
\ ˈchaŋk \
variants:
or less commonly chank shell
plural -s
Definition of chank (Entry 2 of 2)
: any of a family (Xancidae) of tropical heavy-shelled pear-shaped gastropod mollusks
especially
: a species of the Indian Ocean (Turbinella pyrum synonym Xancus pyrum) commonly appearing in Hindu religious pictures and writings
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