Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “chinchilla” come from?

chinchilla (English) comes from Spanish chinchilla — chinchilla.

chinchilla (English): Either of two small, crepuscular rodents of the...

Definitions

  1. Either of two small, crepuscular rodents of the...

Ancestry of “chinchilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchinchillachinchilla

Words derived from “chinchilla”

  • チンチラ
Every word from Spanish chinchilla →