cheetah

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃiːtə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtʃitə/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(chē′tə)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
chee•tah /ˈtʃitə/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Mammalsa swift, long-legged, black-spotted cat of SW Asia and Africa.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
chee•tah  (chē′tə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mammalsa cat, Acinonyx jubatus, of southwestern Asia and Africa, resembling a leopard but having certain doglike characteristics, often trained for hunting deer, antelope, etc.: an endangered species.
  • Sanskrit citraka leopard; compare Pali cittaka, Prakrit cittaya
  • Hindi cītā
  • 1695–1705

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cheetah, chetah / ˈtʃiːtə/
  1. a large feline mammal, Acinonyx jubatus, of Africa and SW Asia: the swiftest mammal, having very long legs, nonretractile claws, and a black-spotted light-brown coat
Etymology: 18th Century: from Hindi cītā, from Sanskrit citrakāya tiger, from citra bright, speckled + kāya body
'cheetah' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chetah - chital - hunting cat - hunting leopard - leopard
Collocations: a cheetah print [bag, jacket, wallet], a cheetah [skin, pelt], a [fierce, large, snarling] cheetah, more...

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