chinch

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English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Spanish or (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Portuguese chinche (“bug”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin cimex (“bedbug”).[1] Doublet of cimex.

Pronunciation

Noun

chinch (plural chinches)

  1. The bedbug (Cimex lectularius).

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “chinch”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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