chimpanzee
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chimpanzee
- /t͡ʃɪmˈpæn.zi/ UK, US
- /ˌt͡ʃɪm.pənˈziː/ UK, US
- /ˌt͡ʃɪm.pænˈziː/ UK, US
Where it comes from
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.
noun chimpanzees · japanzee
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Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape native to the savannas and forests of Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans along with the bonobo.
Similar: chimp
- A great ape of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which was formerly known as the pygmy chimpanzee.
Translations
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noun any hominid of the genus Pan
| Español | chimpancé |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 침팬지 chimpaenji |
| 日本語 | チンパンジー chinpanjī, 黒猩々 kuroshōjō |
| 中文 | 黑猩猩 hēixīngxing |
| हिन्दी | चिंपांजी cimpāñjī, चिंपाजी cimpājī |
| Kiswahili | sokwe, sokwe mtu |
| Português | chimpanzé |
| Français | chimpanzé |
| Deutsch | Schimpanse, Schimpansenmännchen, Schimpansen-Männchen, Schimpansin, Schimpansenweibchen, Schimpansen-Weibchen |
| Italiano | scimpanzé |
| Ελληνικά | χιμπατζής chimpatzís |
| Română | cimpanzeu |
| Русский | шимпанзе́ šimpanzé |
| Tiếng Việt | tinh tinh |
| العربية | شِمْبَانْزِي šimbanzī |
| עברית | שימפנזה shimpanze |
Talk about this word "chimpanzee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chimpanzee. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. chimpanzee. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chimpanzee "chimpanzee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chimpanzee.Cite this
@misc{chimpanzee_2026,
title = {chimpanzee},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chimpanzee},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
