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churr
Churrigueresque
churro
chut
chute (1)
chute (2)
chute-the-chute
chutney
chutzpah
Chuvash
chyle
chylomicron
chyme
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chutzpah
chutz·pah [ htspə, khtspə ] or hutz·pah [ htspə, khtspə ] or chutz·pa [ htspə, khtspə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. self-confidence: boldness coupled with supreme self-confidence
2. rudeness: impudent rudeness or lack of respect
[Late 19th century. Via Yiddish< Aramaic ḥuṣpā]
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