How to Say "chimpanzee" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “chimpanzee” is “chimpancé” — A1 level.
Examples
El chimpancé es un animal muy inteligente.
The chimpanzee is a very intelligent animal.
Vimos a un chimpancé jugando en el zoológico.
We saw a chimp playing at the zoo.
Los científicos estudian el comportamiento del chimpancé en la selva.
Scientists study chimpanzee behavior in the jungle.
One Gender for Both Sexes
In Spanish, 'chimpancé' is always a masculine word. If you want to specify you are talking about a female, you say 'el chimpancé hembra' rather than changing the word to feminine.
Making it Plural
Since this word ends in a stressed vowel (é), you simply add an 's' to make it plural: 'los chimpancés'.
Chimp vs. Monkey
Mistake: “Calling a chimp a 'mono' in a scientific context.”
Correction: While 'mono' is often used for any monkey or ape informally, 'chimpancé' is more accurate because chimps are apes, not monkeys (they don't have tails!).
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