From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishchinchillachin‧chil‧la /tʃɪnˈtʃɪlə/ noun 
[countable]HBA a small South American animal bred for its fur
[countable]HBA a small South American animal bred for its furExamples from the Corpus
chinchilla• a chinchilla coat• They pride themselves on providing a top grade service and have done everything form cleaning ocean-going liners to baby-sitting chinchillas.Origin chinchilla (1600-1700) Spanish Aymara or Quechua 