činčila

See also: cincilă

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chinchilla.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɪnt͡ʃɪla]
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Noun

činčila f

  1. chinchilla (small, nocturnal rodent, native to the Andes, prized for its very soft fur and also often kept as a pet)
  2. chinchilla (fur of a chinchilla used for clothing)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2001) “činčila”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 1st edition, Voznice: LEDA, →ISBN, page 116

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