chimpanzee
noun /ˌtʃɪmpænˈziː/
/ˌtʃɪmpænˈziː/
(also informal chimp
/tʃɪmp/
/tʃɪmp/
)- a small intelligent African ape (= an animal like a large monkey without a tail)Topics Animalsc1
enlarge imageWord Originmid 18th cent.: from French chimpanzé, from Kikongo (a language spoken in central Africa).
