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Where does “chimp” come from?

chimp (English) comes from English chimpanzee, from French chimpanzé — chimpanzee.

chimp (English): Clipping of chimpanzee; To review each image on a...

Definitions

  1. Clipping of chimpanzee; To review each image on a...

Ancestry of “chimp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchimpanzeeA species of great ape in the genus "Pan", native...
2Frenchchimpanzéchimpanzee

Words derived from “chimp”

  • chimplike
  • chimpout
  • chimpkind
  • astrochimp
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