Definition
Plural of chipmunk; small furry rodents with striped backs and puffy cheeks that live in North America.
Etymology
From Algonquian language 'chitmunk' or 'chitmunk,' meaning 'one who descends the tree.' English colonists adopted the word, and it first appeared in English texts in the 1600s.
Kelly Says
Chipmunks are famous for stuffing their cheeks with seeds—they have expandable pouches that can hold three times the normal mouth capacity, making them nature's tiny food hoarders!
Translations
ARالعربية
جرذان
jar-da-an
BNবাংলা
ছিপমুংক
chi-pum-unk
CACatalà
chipmunks
chi-munk-s
CSČeština
veverky
ve-ver-kee
DADansk
spættefugle
spæt-te-foo-gle
DEDeutsch
Chipmunk
chi-munk
ELΕλληνικά
σκοτεινοί
sko-tei-noi
ESEspañol
ardillas
ar-dee-yas
FISuomi
puutiaiset
poo-tee-ah-set
FRFrançais
écureuils
ekurœj
HAHA
chipmunks
chi-munk-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
tupai
tu-pai
IGIG
chipmunks
chi-munk-s
ITItaliano
scoiattoli
sko-yat-toh-lee
MSBahasa Melayu
chipmunks
chi-munk-s
MYမြန်မာ
ပျော်ပျော်
pyaw-pyaw
NLNederlands
chipmunks
chi-munk-s
PLPolski
wiewiórki
vie-vyo-r-kee
PTPortuguês
arminhos
ar-min-hohs
RORomână
veverițe
ve-ve-ri-tse
SVSvenska
spettar
spe-ttar
SWKiswahili
chipmunks
chi-munk-s
TAதமிழ்
காட்டுச் சேவல்
ka-tu-s-che-val
TLTL
chipmunks
chi-munk-s
TRTürkçe
sincaplar
sin-ca-plar
UKУкраїнська
сірийки
seer-i-kee
VITiếng Việt
chuột
chu-ot
YOYO
chipmunks
chi-munk-s
ZUZU
chipmunks
chi-munk-s