giraffe
English
/dʒɪˈɹɑːf/, /d͡ʒəˈɹæf/
noun
Definitions
- 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.
- A giraffe unicycle.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) A laugh.
Etymology
Derived from French giraffe derived from Persian زُرنَاپَا.
Origin
Persian
زُرنَاپَا
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- giraffedom English
- giraffelike English
- giraffish English
- giraffoid English
- giraffy English
- Giraffe German
- giraffa Italian
- girafe French
- giraffe French
- жира́ф Russian
- giraff Swedish
- ジラフ Japanese
- żyrafa Polish
- giraf Danish
- زَرَافَة Arabic
- ĝirafo Esperanto
- girafă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- زرافه Persian
- زُرنَاپَا Persian
- girafe Norman
- Giraff Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- জিৰাফ Assamese
- 지라프 Korean
- ហ្សីរ៉ាហ្វ Central Khmer
- ܙܪܝܦܐ Classical Syriac