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činčila

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See also: cincilă

Czech

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Spanish chinchilla.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɪnt͡ʃɪla]
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    Noun

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    činčila f

    1. chinchilla (small, nocturnal rodent, native to the Andes, prized for its very soft fur and also often kept as a pet)
    2. chinchilla (fur of a chinchilla used for clothing)

    Declension

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    References

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    1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2001), “činčila”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 1st edition, Voznice: LEDA, →ISBN, page 116

    Further reading

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