yakalo

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English

Etymology

Blend of yak +‎ buffalo

Pronunciation

Noun

yakalo (plural yakalos)

  1. A hybrid cross of a yak (Bos grunniens) and an American bison (Bison bison).
    • 1924 July 8, “Breed Yaks with Bison: New Animal Called Yakalo Good Beef Producer”, in Ogden Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah, page 8:
      Yakalos” breed true to type, are sturdy and able to forage for themselves, he said.
    • 1926 December 23, “Yakalos, New Stock Breed, May Solve Meat Problem”, in Indiana Weekly Messenger, Indiana, Pennsylvania, page 7:
      The meat of yakalos is said to be almost identical with beef aside from being finer-grained.
    • 1975 November 2, D.K. Woodman, “The Case of the Reluctant Tibetan Yak”, in Mansfield News-Journal, Mansfield, Ohio, page 4C:
      Instead of beefalo, he would have yakalo.