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chimpanzee

/t͡ʃɪmˈpæn.zi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
chim-panzee
IPA
/t͡ʃɪmˈpæn.zi/
28
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape native to the savannas and forests of Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans along with the bonobo.

noun

A great ape of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which was formerly known as the pygmy chimpanzee.

Dated

Etymology

The first recorded use of the name chimpanzee dates to 1738. The name is derived from an unspecified Bantu language of Angola (compare Vili ci-mpenzi), probably brought to the English language via French chimpanzé.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /t͡ʃɪmˈpæn.zi/
  • British English: /t͡ʃɪmˈpæn.zi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chimpanzees (plural) japanzee (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

antichimpanzee ChHV chimp Chimpanese chimpanzeelike chimpanzoid chuman humanzee manpanzee Trumpanzee

Phrases

central chimpanzee chimpanzee fire dwarf chimpanzee pygmy chimpanzee

Synonyms

chimp pan troglodytes

Rhymes With

pansy tansy tansey tanzi manzi danzy

Questions

How do you pronounce chimpanzee?
The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃɪmˈpæn.zi/.
What does chimpanzee mean?
Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape native to the savannas and forests of Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans along with the bonobo.
Where does chimpanzee come from?
It is traced to French.

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