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giraffe

gi·raffe

UK/dʒɪˈɹɑːf/ US/dʒɪˈɹaf/ fairly common slang

noun

1.

tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa

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Origin

From Middle French giraffe, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa), from Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā), from Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā, literally “flute-leg”).

Phrases

  • Angolan giraffe
  • Baringo giraffe
  • Congolese giraffe
  • forest giraffe
  • giraffe bread
  • giraffe gazelle
  • giraffe lady
  • giraffe piano

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