English–Spanish

“chimpanzee” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/tʃimpanˈθe/

Example

En el zoológico vimos un chimpancé.

We saw a chimpanzee at the zoo.

Illustration for chimpancé (chimpanzee)

How to say “chimpanzee” in Spanish

“Chimpanzee” in Spanish is chimpancé.

Large primate of the genus Pan closely related to humans.

Full entry for chimpancé: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with chimpancé

¿Has visto un chimpancé en la televisión?

Have you seen a chimpanzee on television?

Tips for using chimpancé

  • The stress and ending differ from English: Spanish has chimpancé (plural chimpancés) with the accent on the final e, not the English -zee ending.

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