chipmunk
The origin and history of chipmunk.
Etymology
Originally chitmunk, from an Ojibwe word meaning roughly "those who descend headlong", later reshaped by influence from "chip".
The origin and history of chipmunk.
Originally chitmunk, from an Ojibwe word meaning roughly "those who descend headlong", later reshaped by influence from "chip".
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