English Explanatory Dictionary

abada

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The rhinoceros.
  2. A herbivorous mythological creature of the Central African Congo, similar to the unicorn. Its horns are said to be an antidote to poisons, and it has brown fur, two crooked horns and a boar's tail.

Word forms

abada abadas

Etymology

From Portuguese abada (“female rhinoceros”), from Malay badak (“rhinoceros”).

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