chopin

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the music of Chopin
  2. noun United States writer who described Creole life in Louisiana (1851-1904)
  3. noun French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school (1810-1849)

Etymology

Variant of chopine, borrowed from French chopine, diminutive of chope + -in.

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