chimpanzee

A2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /tʃɪmˈpænzi/ UK /t͡ʃɪmˈpæn.zi/ See IPA manual

Freq #20234

Meanings

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noun
An intelligent African ape that is one of the closest living relatives of humans.

The chimpanzee used a stick to pull insects out of the log.

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Synonyms

1 noun · an intelligent african ape... chimp

Word family

Forms chimpanzees

Derived forms antichimpanzeechhvchimpchimpanesechimpanzeelikechimpanzoidchumanhumanzeemanpanzeetrumpanzee

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The Chimpanzee Champion
A cheap, changeable, child-like chimpanzee champion playing checkers with Charles.

The repeated ch starts use /tʃ/. Begin with short groups such as cheap, changeable and chimpanzee champion, then connect the whole sentence.

Etymology

The first recorded use of the name chimpanzee dates to 1738. The name is derived from an unspecified Bantu language of Angola (compare Vili ci-mpenzi), probably brought to the English language via French chimpanzé.

chimpanzé French

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# chimpanzee

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /tʃɪmˈpænzi/
**IPA (UK):** /t͡ʃɪmˈpæn.zi/
**Frequency rank:** 20234

## Meanings
1. An intelligent African ape that is one of the closest living relatives of humans.

## Examples
- The chimpanzee used a stick to pull insects out of the log.

## Derived Forms
- antichimpanzee
- chhv
- chimp
- chimpanese
- chimpanzeelike
- chimpanzoid
- chuman
- humanzee
- manpanzee
- trumpanzee

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: chimpanzé

## Etymology
The first recorded use of the name chimpanzee dates to 1738. The name is derived from an unspecified Bantu language of Angola (compare Vili ci-mpenzi), probably brought to the English language via French chimpanzé.

## AI Etymology
chimpanzee is a noun. The first recorded use of the name chimpanzee dates to 1738. The name is derived from an unspecified Bantu language of Angola (compare Vili ci-mpenzi), probably brought to the English language via French chimpanzé. Historical forms in the chain include chimpanzé (French). Current senses include an intelligent African ape that is one of the closest living relatives of humans. Derived forms include antichimpanzee, chhv, chimp, chimpanese, and chimpanzeelike.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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