English Explanatory Dictionary

giraffe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A ruminant in the genus Giraffa of the African savannah with long legs, a highly elongated neck, yellow fur patterned with dark spots typically in the form of a network, and two or more horn-like projections called ossicones; the tallest living animal.
  2. A giraffe unicycle.
  3. A laugh.
  4. A very tall individual.

Pronunciation

/dʒɪˈɹɑːf/ /dʒɪˈɹaf/ /d͡ʒəˈɹæf/ En-us-giraffe.ogg

Word forms

giraffe giraffes giraff jaraff

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.? Classical Persian زُرْنَا (zurnā) 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 ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā)bor. Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor. Italian giraffabor. Middle French giraffebor. English giraffe Borrowed from Middle French giraffe, from Italian giraffa. Displaced camelopard.

Synonyms

camelopard bubble bath bubble

Derived words

Angolan giraffe Baringo giraffe Congolese giraffe forest giraffe giraffe bread giraffedom giraffe gazelle giraffelike giraffeling giraffe piano giraffe seahorse giraffe sheep giraffess giraffe thorn giraffe weevil giraffish giraffiti giraffoid giraffy high as giraffe pussy Kilimanjaro giraffe Kordofan giraffe Maasai giraffe Masai giraffe Niger giraffe Nigerian giraffe northern giraffe Nubian giraffe reticulated giraffe Rhodesian giraffe Rothschild giraffe Rothschild's giraffe smoky giraffe Somali giraffe South African giraffe Thornicroft's giraffe three-horned giraffe Ugandan giraffe West African giraffe zebra giraffe
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on G Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary