Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
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- [chin-chil-uh]
- /tʃɪnˈtʃɪl ə/
- /tʃɪnˈtʃɪl.ə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [chin-chil-uh]
- /tʃɪnˈtʃɪl ə/
Definitions of chinchilla word
- countable noun chinchilla A chinchilla is a small furry animal that is bred for its valuable fur. 3
- noun chinchilla a small gregarious hystricomorph rodent, Chinchilla laniger, inhabiting mountainous regions of South America: family Chinchillidae. It has a stocky body and is bred in captivity for its soft silvery grey fur 3
- noun chinchilla the highly valued fur of this animal 3
- noun chinchilla a breed of rabbit with soft silver-grey fur 3
- noun chinchilla a thick napped woollen cloth used for coats 3
- noun chinchilla a small rodent (Chinchilla laniger) found in the Andes, but bred extensively elsewhere for its fur 3
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Origin of chinchilla
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Spanish, perhaps, equivalent to chinche chinch + -illa < Latin -illa diminutive suffix
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Parts of speech for Chinchilla
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chinchilla popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
chinchilla usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chinchilla
noun chinchilla
- buck — A buck is a US or Australian dollar.
- rodent — belonging or pertaining to the gnawing or nibbling mammals of the order Rodentia, including the mice, squirrels, beavers, etc.
- hare — any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- bunny — A bunny or a bunny rabbit is a child's word for a rabbit.
- cony — a rabbit or fur made from the skin of a rabbit
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