giraffe

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See also: Giraffe

English

Giraffe (sense 1)

Etymology

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    Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.?
    Classical Persian سرنا
    Proto-Indo-European *ped-
    Proto-Indo-European *-s
    Proto-Indo-European *pṓds
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts
    Proto-Iranian *pā́dah
    Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭 (p-a-d)
    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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    Noun

    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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    Etymology

    Possibly via German Giraffe, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

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

    1. Alternative spelling of giraf

    French

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    giraffe f (plural giraffes)

    1. Archaic spelling of girafe.

    Italian

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    giraffe f

    1. plural of giraffa

    Middle French

    Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.?
      Classical Persian سرنا
      Proto-Indo-European *ped-
      Proto-Indo-European *-s
      Proto-Indo-European *pṓds
      Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts
      Proto-Iranian *pā́dah
      Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭 (p-a-d)
      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

      giraffe f (plural giraffes)

      1. giraffe (mammal)

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