How to pronounce cheetah
American English pronunciation
CHEE-tuh
- IPA
- /ˈtʃitə/
- Syllables
- CHEE · tuh (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What cheetah means
A spotted wild cat, the fastest runner on land
In a sentence: The cheetah raced across the grass faster than any other animal.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Hindi word that goes back to old words for speckled or spotted. So the name means roughly having a spotted body.
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