different between chunk vs chaunk

English

Etymology

Variant of chuck; or alternatively a diminutive of chump (“chunk; block”) +? *-k (diminutive suffix) (compare hunk from hump, etc.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t????k/
• Rhymes: -??k

Noun

chunk (plural chunks)

1. A part of something that has been separated.

   The statue broke into chunks.
2. A representative portion of a substance, often large and irregular.

   a chunk of granite

3. (linguistics, education) A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a bundle or cluster.

   examples of chunks would include "in accordance with", "the results of", and "so far"

4. (computing) A discrete segment of a file, stream, etc. (especially one that represents audiovisual media); a block.
   • 1994, Paul J Perry, Multimedia developer's guide

     The first DWORD of a chunk data in the RIFF chunk is a four character code value identifying the form type of the file.

5. (comedy) A segment of a comedian's performance.

Translations

See also

• piece
• bit
• lump
• chuck
• hunk

Further reading

• chunk in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• chunk in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Verb

chunk (third-person singular simple present chunks, present participle chunking, simple past and past participle chunked)

1. (transitive) To break into large pieces or chunks.
2. (transitive) To break down (language, etc.) into conceptual pieces of manageable size.
3. (transitive, slang, chiefly Southern US) To throw.

Derived terms

• dechunk
• microchunk
• rechunk

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hindi ???? (chau?k).

Noun

chaunk (uncountable)

1. (cooking) A garnish made by frying mustard seed, asafoetida, and other whole spices in oil or ghee to release the flavours. Can be added to soups, curries, etc., at the end of cooking.

Translations

See also

• chaunk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia