chittim

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Hebrew שִׁטִּים, plural of שִׁטָּה, with the spelling change from shittim perhaps chosen to avoid any association with shit. ==== Noun ==== chittim (countable and uncountable, plural chittims) A type of wood mentioned in the Bible, from which the Ark of the Covenant was constructed. Synonyms: shittah, shittimwood A cascara tree, of species Rhamnus purshiana. A yellow cottonwood tree, of species Populus deltoides. A false buckthorn tree or shrub, of species Bumelia lanuginosa. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== chittim (countable and uncountable, plural chittims) A Nigerian currency.