chinchilla
A small, crepuscular rodent of the genus Chinchilla, native to the Andes Mountains,…A small, crepuscular rodent of the genus Chinchilla, native to the Andes Mountains, prized for their very soft fur and often kept as pets.
» Sami has a chinchilla.
У Сами есть шиншилла.
У Самі є шиншила.
Meaning
3 senses(countable)A small, crepuscular rodent of the genus Chinchilla, native to the Andes Mountains, prized for their very soft fur and often kept as pets.
Chinchilla
шинши́ллаšinšílla
small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur
(uncountable)The fur of a chinchilla, used for clothing.
Chinchilla
шинши́ллаšinšílla
the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla
(countable, uncountable)A variety of Persian cat with white fur and green eyes.
Examples
6 sentencesSami has a chinchilla.
У Самі є шиншила.
ruУ Сами есть шиншилла.
He tossed his guest a question as soft as a chinchilla pelt.
My chinchilla eats bread.
Sami has a pet chinchilla.
Sami has chinchillas.
deSami hat Chinchillas.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Spanish chinchilla.Borrowed from Spanish chinchilla.
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Forms
plural: chinchillas| Singular | chinchilla |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur:Chinchilla laniger
Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable