Shinshila (צ'ינצ'ילה) means chinchilla in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
צִ'ינְצִ'ילָה
shinshila
noun · feminine
In English
chinchilla
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shinshila.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מכרסם מסדרת המכרסמים שצבעו אפור, שנפוץ מאוד בדרום אמריקה.
The word Shinshila is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צִ'ינְצִ'ילָה
- Written without vowel points
- צ'ינצ'ילה
- Said
- shinshila
- Plural
- צִ'ינְצִ'ילוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' צִ'ינְצִ'ילוֹת
- Gematria
- 285
This is how Shinshila is said in other languages.
- English
- chinchilla
- Russian
- шиншилла
- French
- chinchilla
- Spanish
- chinchilla
- German
- Chinchilla
These words rhyme with Shinshila.
These words come before and after Shinshila in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shinshila.
What does Shinshila (צ'ינצ'ילה) mean in Hebrew?
Shinshila (צ'ינצ'ילה) means chinchilla. It is said shinshila, with the stress on shi.
What rhymes with Shinshila (צ'ינצ'ילה)?
Words that rhyme with Shinshila (צ'ינצ'ילה) include חלילה, נרגילה, מנילה, פלוטילה, לכתחילה, and גורילה.
Is Shinshila (צ'ינצ'ילה) masculine or feminine?
The word Shinshila (צ'ינצ'ילה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is צִ'ינְצִ'ילוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צ'ינצ'ילה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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