chinchilla的词源

英文词源

chinchilla (n.)

small South American rodent, 1590s, from Spanish, literally "little bug," diminutive of chinche (see chinch); perhaps a folk-etymology alteration of a word from Quechua or Aymara.

中文词源

chinchilla：毛丝鼠

来自西班牙语，指一种南美啮齿动物。词源同拉丁词cimex, 臭虫。-illa, 小词后缀。

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