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noun
1.
a small, South American rodent, Chinchilla laniger, raised for its soft, silvery gray fur: now rare in the wild.
2.
the fur of this animal.
3.
something, as a coat or jacket, made of chinchilla fur: a floor-length chinchilla.
4.
a thick, napped, woolen fabric for coats.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Spanish, perhaps, equivalent to chinche chinch + -illa < Latin -illa diminutive suffix
1595–1605; < Spanish, perhaps, equivalent to chinche chinch + -illa < Latin -illa diminutive suffix
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Chinchilla
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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chinchilla
1593, from Sp., lit. "little bug" (see chinch); probably an alteration of a word from Quechua or Aymara.
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