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- [chip-muhngk]
- /ˈtʃɪp mʌŋk/
- /ˈtʃɪp.mʌŋk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [chip-muhngk]
- /ˈtʃɪp mʌŋk/
Definitions of chipmunk word
- countable noun chipmunk A chipmunk is a small animal with a large furry tail and a striped back. 4
- noun chipmunk any burrowing sciurine rodent of the genera Tamias of E North America and Eutamias of W North America and Asia, typically having black-striped yellowish fur and cheek pouches for storing food 4
- noun chipmunk any of two genera (Eutamias and Tamias) of small North American squirrels having striped markings on the head and back and living mainly on the ground 4
- noun chipmunk any of several small, striped, terrestrial squirrels of the genera Tamias, of North America, and Eutamia, of Asia and North America, especially T. striatus, of eastern North America. 2
- noun chipmunk A burrowing ground squirrel with cheek pouches and light and dark stripes running down the body, found in North America and northern Eurasia. 2
- noun chipmunk A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America. 1
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Origin of chipmunk
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
1825-35, Americanism; assimilated variant of earlier chitmunk, apparently < Ojibwa ačitamo·nʔ red squirrel, equivalent to ačit- headfirst, face-down + derivational elements; so called from the squirrel's manner of descending trees
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Parts of speech for Chipmunk
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preposition
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determiner
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chipmunk popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% 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".
chipmunk usage trend in Literature
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- how chipmunk got his stripes?
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- what does a chipmunk sound like?
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- how to trap a chipmunk?
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