cheetah
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cheetah
- /ˈt͡ʃiːtə/
- /ˈt͡ʃiːtɑ/
Sounds like Chita, cheater (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -iːtə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hindi चीता (cītā, “leopard, panther”), ultimately from Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “multicolored, speckled”) (akin to Old High German haitar (“bright”) > German heiter; Old Norse heiðr (“bright”)) + Sanskrit काय (kāya, “body”), thus “having a spotted body”.
noun cheetahs · chetah · cheeta
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A distinctive member (Acinonyx jubatus) of the cat family, slightly smaller than the leopard, but with proportionately longer limbs and a smaller head; native to Africa and southeast Asia (where it is nearly extinct) and also credited with being the fastest terrestrial animal.
Similar: guepard, hunting cat, hunting leopard
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: acinonyx jubatus, chetah, leopard, cheeta, hunting leopard, hunting cat, king cheetah, guepard, cheetoh, cheetul, panther, clouded leopard, leopardess, leopard cat, wagati, desert cat
Translations
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noun Acinonyx jubatus
| Español | guepardo, chita, gatopardo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 치타 chita |
| 日本語 | チーター chītā, 狩猟豹 shuryōhyō |
| 中文 | 獵豹 /猎豹 lièbào |
| हिन्दी | चीता cītā |
| Kiswahili | duma |
| Português | guepardo, chita |
| Français | guépard |
| Deutsch | Gepard |
| Italiano | ghepardo |
| Ελληνικά | γατόπαρδος gatópardos, τσιτάχ tsitách |
| Română | ghepard |
| Русский | гепа́рд gepárd |
| Tiếng Việt | báo săn, báo bờm, báo ghêpa |
| العربية | فَهْد fahd, شِيتَه šītah |
| עברית | ברדלס \ בַּרְדְּלָס bardelás, צ׳יטה \ צִ׳יטָה chíta |
Talk about this word "cheetah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cheetah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cheetah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cheetah "cheetah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cheetah.Cite this
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title = {cheetah},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cheetah},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
