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giraffe

See also: Giraffe

English

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Giraffe (sense 1)

Etymology

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    Classical Persian زُرْنَا (zurnā)
    Classical Persian پَا (pā)
    Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā)bor.
    Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐbor.
    Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor.
    Italian giraffabor.
    Middle French giraffebor.
    English giraffe

    Borrowed from Middle French giraffe, from Italian giraffa. Displaced camelopard.

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    giraffe (plural giraffes or giraffe)

    2. A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, which make it the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.
      Synonym: camelopard
    3. A giraffe unicycle.
    4. (Cockney rhyming slang) A laugh.
      Synonyms: bubble bath, bubble
      Are you having a giraffe?!
    5. (Internet slang, uncommon) A very tall individual.

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    Dutch

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    Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Possibly via German Giraffe, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa).

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    • IPA(key): /ʒiˈrɑf/
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    • Hyphenation: gi‧raf‧fe
    • Rhymes: -ɑf

    Noun

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    giraffe f (plural giraffen or giraffes, diminutive giraffetje n or girafje n)

    1. Alternative spelling of giraf

    French

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    giraffe f (plural giraffes)

    1. Archaic spelling of girafe.

    Italian

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈraf.fe/
    • Rhymes: -affe
    • Hyphenation: gi‧ràf‧fe

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    giraffe f

    1. plural of giraffa

    Middle French

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    Etymology

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      Etymology tree
      Classical Persian زُرْنَا (zurnā)
      Classical Persian پَا (pā)
      Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā)bor.
      Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐbor.
      Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor.
      Italian giraffabor.
      Middle French giraffe

      Borrowed from Italian giraffa.

      Noun

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      giraffe f (plural giraffes)

      1. giraffe (mammal)

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