chita

== Chichewa == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kɪ́ta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ta/ === Verb === -chita (infinitive kuchíta) to do ==== Derived terms ==== Verbal derivations: Applicative: -chitira Causative: -chititsa Negative: -sachita Passive: -chitidwa Repetitive: -chitanso Stative: -chitika Other formations: -chita chizimezime (“to be dim/to be hard to see”), -chita chizinda (“to be rude or impatient”), -chita magulagula (“to buy food when there's a shortage”), -chita mazangazime (“to hallucinate”), -chita ngati (“to pretend”), -chita ngwangwangwa (“to shiver due to being wet or cold”), -chita njiru (“to be envious or jealous”), -chita nthantha (“to hesitate or doubt, to be on the point of death”) Nominal derivations: ntchíto (“work, job”) == Cornish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English cheetah. === Noun === chita m (plural chitas) cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) Synonym: chitrak === Mutation === === References === “chita” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek. == Haitian Creole == === Etymology === From Saint Dominican Creole French sitta, from French assieds-toi (“sit down”, imperative, second person singular). Compare Louisiana Creole assite, Cajun French assir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃi.ta/ === Verb === chita sit down === See also === kanpe === References === Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 39 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -itɐ Hyphenation: chi‧ta === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English cheetah, from Hindi चीता (cītā, “leopard, panther”), ultimately from Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “multicolored, speckled”). ==== Noun ==== chita f (plural chitas) (chiefly Portugal) cheetah (Acinonyx) Synonym: guepardo === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Hindi छींट (chī̃ṭ). ==== Noun ==== chita f (plural chitas) chintz Synonyms: beirame, saraça === References === === Further reading === “chita”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English cheetah, from Hindi चीता (cītā, “leopard", "panther”), ultimately from Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “multicolored", "speckled”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃita/ [ˈt͡ʃi.t̪a] Rhymes: -ita Syllabification: chi‧ta === Noun === chita m or f same meaning (plural chitas) (zoology) cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) Synonym: guepardo === Further reading === “chita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 chita | Diccionario • DELE Ahora