chita

See also: Chita, Chitá, and chītā

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From Saint Dominican Creole French sitta, from French assieds-toi (“sit down”, imperative, second person singular). Compare Louisiana Creole assite, Cajun French assir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃi.ta/

Verb

chita

1. sit down

See also

• kanpe

Portuguese

chita

Etymology

Borrowed from English cheetah, from Hindi चीता (cītā, “leopard, panther”), ultimately from Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “multicolored, speckled”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ta/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.tɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: chi‧ta

Noun

chita f (plural chitas)

1. cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

   Synonym: guepardo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English cheetah, from Hindi चीता (cītā, “leopard", "panther”), ultimately from Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “multicolored", "speckled”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃita/ [ˈt͡ʃi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: chi‧ta

Noun

chita m (plural chitas)

1. (zoology) cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

   Synonym: guepardo

Further reading

• “chita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014