chita
See also: Chita, Chitá, and chītā
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From Saint Dominican Creole French sitta, from a form of French assoir (“to sit”); compare Louisiana Creole French assite, Cajun French assir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃi.ta/
Verb
chita
- sit down
See also
- kanpe
Portuguese
chita
Etymology
Borrowed from English cheetah,[1] from Hindi चीता (cītā, “leopard, panther”),[2] ultimately from Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “multicolored, speckled”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃi.tɐ/
- Hyphenation: chi‧ta
Noun
chita f (plural chitas)
- cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
- Synonym: guepardo
References
- “chita” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- “chita” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
Spanish
Etymology
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)
- (zoology) cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
- Synonym: guepardo
Further reading
- “chita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014