[chin-chil-uh] /tʃɪnˈtʃɪl ə/
a small, South American rodent, Chinchilla laniger, raised for its soft, silvery gray fur: now rare in the wild.
the fur of this animal.
something, as a coat or jacket, made of chinchilla fur:
a floor-length chinchilla.
a thick, napped, woolen fabric for coats.
a small gregarious hystricomorph rodent, Chinchilla laniger, inhabiting mountainous regions of South America: family Chinchillidae. It has a stocky body and is bred in captivity for its soft silvery grey fur
the highly valued fur of this animal
mountain chinchilla, mountain viscacha, any of several long-tailed rodents of the genus Lagidium, having coarse poor quality fur
a breed of rabbit with soft silver-grey fur
a thick napped woollen cloth used for coats
small South American rodent, 1590s, from Spanish, literally “little bug,” diminutive of chinche (see chinch); perhaps a folk-etymology alteration of a word from Quechua or Aymara.
[chin-chin] /ˈtʃɪnˌtʃɪn/ noun 1. polite and ceremonious speech. 2. light conversation; chitchat. verb (used without object), chin-chinned, chin-chinning. 3. to speak politely and ceremoniously. 4. to talk casually and lightly; chat. interjection 5. (used as a greeting or farewell.) 6. (used as a toast, as in drinking to someone’s health.) sentence substitute 1. (informal) a […]
/ˈtʃɪnˈtʃaʊ/ noun 1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Jinzhou
[Chinese jin-joh] /Chinese ˈdʒɪnˈdʒoʊ/ noun, Older Spelling. 1. . [jin-joh] /ˈdʒɪnˈdʒoʊ/ noun, Pinyin. 1. a city in S Liaoning province, in NE China. /ˈdʒɪnˈdʒəʊ/ noun 1. a city in NE China, in SW Liaoning province. Pop: 888 000 (2005 est) Former name (1913–47) Chin-hsien
- Chinch pad
noun phrase A cheap hotel or lodging house; flophouse (1950s+ Black)