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chit¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic китъ (kitŭ), from Greek κήτος (kítos). Used around the 16th century.

noun chiți · chit · chitul · chiții

  1. masculine, obsolete whale, cetacean

    Similar: balenă

chit²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French quitte, itself from Latin quiētus (and therefore a doublet of the inherited încet). The variant cfit is from German quitt.

adjective cfit

  1. feminine, indeclinable, masculine, neuter, obsolete only used in chit că (“even though”) and fi chit (“to be even”)

chit³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Kitt.

noun chit · chitul · chitului · chitule

  1. neuter, obsolete, uncountable putty

In English

  • grout mortar used between tiles
  • quits on equal monetary terms

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"chit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/chit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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chit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/chit

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"chit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/chit.

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@misc{chit_2026,
  title = {chit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/chit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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