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English
Noun
cheeta (plural cheetas)
- Archaic form of cheetah.
Anagrams
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Etymology
Borrowed from English cheetah, from Hindi चीता (cītā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀕 (cittaga), from Sanskrit चित्रक (citraka, “leopard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʃi.taː/
- Hyphenation: chee‧ta
- Rhymes: -itaː
Noun
cheeta m (plural cheeta's, diminutive cheetaatje n)
- cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
- Synonyms: jachtluipaard, gepard