Etymology

chinch

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Today it means: The bedbug (Cimex lectularius). Full definition →

Spanish chinche ← Portuguese chinche ← Latin cimex
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chinch · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromcimex“bedbug”
  2. Portuguese · borrowed fromchinche
  3. Spanish · borrowed fromchinche“bedbug”
  4. English todaychinch

From Spanish chinche (“bedbug”) or Portuguese chinche, from Latin cimex (“bedbug”). Doublet of cimex.

chinch · verb2

Related to chink.

Words from the same roots

Latincimex all →

cimex

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