bontebok

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English

Etymology

From Afrikaans bontebok, from Dutch bontebok (literally “motley goat”).

Noun

bontebok (plural bonteboks)

  1. A South African antelope of genus Damaliscus

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch bontebok (literally “motley goat”).

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Noun

bontebok (plural bontebokke)

  1. bontebok

Descendants

  • → English: bontebok
  • → Italian: bontebok

Dutch

Etymology

Univerbation of bonte (“motley”) +‎ bok (“buck”). Attested from the mid-18th century.

Pronunciation

Noun

bontebok m (plural bontebokken, diminutive bontebokje n)

  1. a grysbok, any small antelope of the genus Raphicerus

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Italian

Pronunciation

Noun

bontebok m (invariable)

  1. bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus)
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