Definitions for chincherinchees

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chincherinchees chin·che·rin·chee

Spelling: [chin-chuh-rin-chee, -rin-chee, ching-kuh-]

IPA: /ˌtʃɪn tʃə rɪnˈtʃi, -ˈrɪn tʃi, ˌtʃɪŋ kə-/

Chincherinchees is a 15 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 31 points.

You can make 375 anagrams from letters in chincherinchees (ccceeehhhiinnrs).

Definitions for chincherinchees

noun

1. a bulbous plant, Ornithogalum thyrsoides, of the lily family, native to southern Africa, having dense clusters of cream-colored or white flowers.

Origin of chincherinchees

1925-30; Afrikaans tjienkerientjee, perhaps tjienker- (uintjie name for various edible bulbs (compare uietjie, diminutive of ui onion); often alleged to be imitative representation of the sou