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chinch

noun

  1. bedbug
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪnt͡ʃ/

noun

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

  1. The bedbug (Cimex lectularius).

verb

Etymology: Related to chink.

  1. To fill up.