chipmunk
pronunciation
How to pronounce chipmunk in British English:
UK [ˈtʃɪpmʌŋk]
How to pronounce chipmunk in American English:
US [ˈtʃɪpˌmʌŋk]
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- Noun:
- chipmunk of western America and Asia
Word Origin
- chipmunk (n.)
- 1829 (also chitmunk, 1832), from Algonquian, probably Ojibwa ajidamoo (in the Ottawa dialect ajidamoonh) "red squirrel," literally "head first," or "one who descends trees headlong" (containing ajid- "upside down"), probably influenced by English chip and mink. Other early names for it included ground squirrel and striped squirrel.
Example
- 1. The chipmunk , prairie dog and ferret kingdoms .
- 2. In vladimir nabokov 's memoir , " speak , memory " , he describes coming upon a cat torturing a chipmunk .
- 3. Today , my boyfriend of seven years dumped me because he said my cheeks getting way too fat for his taste and he didn 't want to be with a chipmunk .
- 4. Did you see that chipmunk ?
- 5. Xi yang yang lovely , three chipmunk singing voice sounds , how cute it !