gazelle

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English

Gazella bennettii

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Middle French gazelle, from Old French gazel, from Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈzɛl/
  • Audio (UK)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Noun

gazelle (plural gazelles or gazelle)

  1. An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa) or Procapra (native to Asia), capable of running at high speeds for long periods.

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Dutch

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French gazelle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɣaːˈzɛ.lə/
  • audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ga‧zel‧le

Noun

gazelle f (plural gazellen, diminutive gazelletje n)

  1. gazelle, mammal of the tribe Antilopini

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl).

Pronunciation

Noun

gazelle f (plural gazelles)

  1. gazelle

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