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chacma in British English
(ˈtʃækmə)
noun
a baboon, Papio (or Chaeropithecus) ursinus, having coarse greyish hair and occurring in southern and eastern Africa
Word origin
C19: from Khoikhoichacma in American English
(ˈtʃækmə)
noun
a large, brownish-gray baboon, Papio ursinus, of southern Africa
Word origin
[1825–35; (‹ D) ‹ Khoikhoi, first recorded as chöachamma (1691)]This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: individualism, panda, runway, self-help, structuralImage ofchacma
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Word lists withchacma
monkey- unrefracted
- unrefreshed
- unrefreshing
- unrefrigerated
- unrefuted
- unregarded
- unregarding
- unregeneracy
- unregenerate
- unregenerated
- unregenerately
- unregimented
- unregistered
- unregretted
- unregulated
- unrehearsed
- unrein
- unreinforced
- unrejoiced
- unrejoicing
- unrelated
- unrelated to sb
- unrelated to sth
- unrelative
- unrelaxed