Minccino (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

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→‎Name origin: Maybe it's just me, but the use of an obscure word in an Eastern European language sounds unlikely to be the origin of a Pokemon named by the US-based, English-speaking Nintendo of America.
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====Name origin====
====Name origin====
Minccino name can be a combination of the verb of ''mince'', to make less or small and ''cino'' meaning small in Romani.
Minccino may be a combination of ''mini'' (referring to its minature size), ''{{wp|mink}}'' (an animal known for its fur and its use in women's clothing), or ''mince'' (to make smaller), and ''{{wp|chinchilla}}'' or ''{{wp|chino cloth}}''.
 
It also can be a combination of ''mini'' (referring to its minature size) or ''{{wp|mink}}'' (an animal known for its fur and its use in women's clothing) and ''{{wp|chinchilla}}'' or ''{{wp|chino cloth}}''.


Chillarmy is a combination of ''chinchilla'' and ''charm''.
Chillarmy is a combination of ''chinchilla'' and ''charm''.
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