chita

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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

Verb

chita

  1. sit down

See also

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: chi‧ta

Etymology 1

chita

Borrowed from English cheetah,[1] from Hindi चीता (cītā, “leopard, panther”),[2] ultimately from Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “multicolored, speckled”).

Noun

chita f (plural chitas)

  1. cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
    Synonym: guepardo

Etymology 2

From Hindi छींट (chī̃ṭ).

Noun

chita f (plural chitas)

  1. chintz
    • 1977, Clarice Lispector, A hora da estrela:
      Ela que devia ter ficado no Sertão de Alagoas com vestido de chita e sem nenhuma datilografia, já que escrevia tão mal, só tinha até o terceiro ano primário.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

  1. ^ “chita”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
  2. ^ “chita”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃita/
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: chi‧ta

Noun

chita m (plural chitas)

  1. (zoology) cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
    Synonym: guepardo

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