CHIMPANZEE


Meaning of CHIMPANZEE in English

/ ˌtʃɪmpænˈziː; NAmE / (also informal chimp ) noun

a small intelligent African ape (= an animal like a large monkey without a tail)

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: from French chimpanzé , from Kikongo (a language spoken in central Africa).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.