chita
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Haitian Creole[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Saint Dominican Creole French sitta, from French assieds-toi (“sit down”, imperative, second person singular). Compare Louisiana Creole assite, Cajun French assir.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
chita
See also[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English cheetah,[1] from Hindi चीता (cītā, “leopard, panther”),[2] ultimately from Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “multicolored, speckled”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: chi‧ta
Noun[edit]
chita f (plural chitas)
- cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
- Synonym: guepardo
References[edit]
- ^ “chita” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- ^ “chita” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English cheetah, from Hindi चीता (cītā, “leopard", "panther”), ultimately from Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “multicolored", "speckled”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
chita m (plural chitas)
- (zoology) cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
- Synonym: guepardo
Further reading[edit]
- “chita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Categories:
- Haitian Creole terms inherited from Saint Dominican Creole French
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- pt:Cats
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- Rhymes:Spanish/ita
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- es:Felids