giraffe
See also: Giraffe
English
editGiraffe (sense 1)
Etymology
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Borrowed from Middle French giraffe, from Italian giraffa. Displaced camelopard.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dʒɪˈɹɑːf/
- (Northern England, Scotland) IPA(key): /dʒɪˈɹaf/
- (General American) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈɹæf/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːf
Noun
editgiraffe (plural giraffes or giraffe)
- 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
- A giraffe unicycle.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) A laugh.
- Synonyms: bubble bath, bubble
- Are you having a giraffe?!
- (Internet slang, uncommon) A very tall individual.
Derived terms
edit- Angolan giraffe (Giraffa giraffa angolensis)
- Baringo giraffe
- forest giraffe
- giraffe gazelle (Litocranius walleri)
- giraffelike
- giraffe piano
- giraffe sheep
- giraffe weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa)
- giraffish
- giraffy
- high as giraffe pussy
- Kilimanjaro giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi tippelskirchi)
- Kordofan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum)
- Maasai giraffe, Masai giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi tippelskirchi)
- Niger giraffe, Nigerian giraffe (Giraffa peralta)
- northern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
- Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis)
- reticulated giraffe (Giraffa reticulata)
- Rhodesian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti)
- Rothschild giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi)
- Rothschild's giraffe
- smoky giraffe (Giraffa giraffa angolensis)
- Somali giraffe (Giraffa reticulata)
- South African giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa)
- Thornicroft's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti)
- three-horned giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
- Ugandan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi)
- West African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis peralta)
- zebra giraffe
Translations
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Further reading
edit- giraffe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Giraffa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Giraffa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
editDutch
editEtymology
editPossibly via German Giraffe, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgiraffe f (plural giraffen or giraffes, diminutive giraffetje n or girafje n)
- Alternative spelling of giraf.
French
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editgiraffe f (plural giraffes)
Italian
editPronunciation
editNoun
editgiraffe f
Middle French
editEtymology
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Borrowed from Italian giraffa.
Noun
editgiraffe f (plural giraffes)
- giraffe (mammal)
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