chee ‧ tah /ˈtʃiːtə/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Hindi ; Origin: cita , from Sanskrit citrakaya 'tiger' , from citra 'bright' + kaya 'body' ]
a member of the cat family that has long legs and black spots on its fur, and can run extremely fast