CHINCHERINCHEE

Meaning of CHINCHERINCHEE in English

[ ˌtʃɪntʃərɪn'tʃi: ]

■ noun a white-flowered South African lily. [ Ornithogalum thyrsoides .]

Origin

early 20th cent.: imitative of the squeaky sound made by rubbing its stalks together.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

CHINCHERINCHEE — noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: Afrikaans tjienkerientjee Date: 1904 a southern African perennial bulbous herb ( Ornithogalum thyrsoides ) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHINCHERINCHEE — ˌchinchəˈrinchē noun or chin·che·rich·ee -richē ; or chin·ke·rich·ee also chin·ke·rin·chee ˌchiŋkə- ( plural chincherinchee or chincherinchees or chincherichee or chincherichees …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHINCHERINCHEE — /chin'cheuh rin chee", -rin"chee, ching'keuh-/ , n. a bulbous plant, Ornithogalum thyrsoides, of the lily family, native to southern Africa, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHINCHERINCHEE — noun ( plural chincherinchee or chincherinchees ) Etymology: Afrikaans tjienkerientjee Date: 1904 : a southern African perennial bulbous herb ( …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHINCHERINCHEE — [chin.che.rin.chee] n, pl chincherinchee or chincherinchees [Afrik tjienkerientjee] (1904): a southern African perennial bulbous herb (Ornithogalum thyrsoides) of the lily …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHINCHERINCHEE — chincherinchee BrE AmE ˌtʃɪn t ʃ ə ˈrɪn t ʃ i -rɪn ˈtʃiː, -r ə n ˈtʃiː ▷ chincherinchee|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHINCHERINCHEE — n. a white-flowered bulbous plant, Ornithogalum thyrsoides, native to S. Africa. [imit. of the squeaky rubbing of its stalks]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHINCHERINCHEE — n. a white-flowered bulbous plant, Ornithogalum thyrsoides, native to S. Africa. [ imit. of the squeaky rubbing of its stalks …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHINCHERINCHEE — n. a white-flowered bulbous plant, Ornithogalum thyrsoides, native to S. Africa. Etymology: imit. of the squeaky rubbing of its stalks
Oxford English vocab
CHINCHERINCHEE — n. Pronunciation: ˌ chin-ch ə -ri(n)- ' ch ē , ˌ chi ŋ -k ə - Function: noun Inflected Form: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CAPE CHINCHERINCHEE — noun Usage: usually capitalized 1st C Etymology: from Cape of Good Hope : chincherinchee
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STAR-OF-BETHLEHEM — noun see chincherinchee
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHINKERINCHEE — I. noun see chincherinchee II. see chinkerichee
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHINCHERICHEE — noun see chincherinchee
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHINKERICHEE — also chinkerinchee variant of chincherinchee
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLOWER — n. 25B6; noun blue flowers : BLOOM, blossom, floweret, floret. See lists. the flower of the nation's youth : BEST, …
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