cheeta

English

Noun

cheeta (plural cheetas)

1. Archaic form of cheetah.

Anagrams

• Hecate, teache, thecae

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English cheetah, from Hindi चीता (cītā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀕 (cittaga), from Sanskrit चित्रक (citraka, “leopard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃi.taː/

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• Hyphenation: chee‧ta
• Rhymes: -itaː

Noun

cheeta m (plural cheeta's, diminutive cheetaatje n)

1. cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

   Synonyms: jachtluipaard, gepard