/ ˈtʃiːtə; NAmE / noun
a wild animal of the cat family, with black spots, that runs very fast
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from Hindi cītā , perhaps from Sanskrit citraka leopard.
/ ˈtʃiːtə; NAmE / noun
a wild animal of the cat family, with black spots, that runs very fast
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from Hindi cītā , perhaps from Sanskrit citraka leopard.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005