ximpanzé

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French chimpanzé, from a Bantu language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʃim.pənˈze]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [t͡ʃim.panˈze]

Noun

ximpanzé m (plural ximpanzés)

1. chimpanzee

   La banyera és el tresor d'un ximpanzé. ― The bathtub is the treasure of a chimpanzee.

Derived terms

• ximpanzé pigmeu

Further reading

• “ximpanzé”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April