chut

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noun

A repeated short, low vocal sound made by guinea pigs, thought to express interest or curiosity.

OriginHindi छत →
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Meanings

chut1

nounchut (plural chuts)

plural chuts

  1. A repeated short, low vocal sound made by guinea pigs, thought to express interest or curiosity.
verbchut (third-person singular simple present chuts, present participle chutting, simple past and past participle chutted)

present singular third person chuts · participle present chutting · participle past chutted · past chutted

  1. intransitiveTo produce this sound.

chut2

nounchut (plural chuts)

plural chuts

  1. IndiaA coarse cotton sheet, stretched on a frame and whitewashed, forming the ceiling of a room.

chut3

interjection
  1. archaicAn expression of impatience.

    “The instinct that led me to insist on examining those coffee-cups. Chut! no more now!”

    1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 59

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
be quiet

Origin

  1. Hindiछत
  2. Hindiछत
  3. Englishchut

Borrowed from Hindi छत (chat, “roof, ceiling”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

chut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chut

MLA

“chut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chut. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chut,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chut.

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