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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]
From Middle French giraffe (Modern French girafe), from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa, “giraffe”); ultimately from Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā), a compound of زُرْنَا (zurnā, “flute”) and پَا (pā, “leg”). Displaced earlier camelopard.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
giraffe (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.
- A giraffe unicycle.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) A laugh.
- Are you having a giraffe?!
- (Internet slang, uncommon) A very tall individual.
Synonyms[edit]
- camelopard
- (a laugh) bubble bath, bubble
Derived terms[edit]
- Angolan giraffe (Giraffa giraffa angolensis)
- giraffe gazelle (Litocranius walleri)
- giraffelike
- giraffe piano
- giraffe sheep
- giraffe weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa)
- giraffish
- giraffy
- 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)
- 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)
Translations[edit]
mammal
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Further reading[edit]
giraffe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Giraffa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Giraffa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly via German Giraffe, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
giraffe f (plural giraffen or giraffes, diminutive giraffetje n or girafje n)
- Alternative spelling of giraf.
French[edit]
Noun[edit]
giraffe f (plural giraffes)
- Archaic spelling of girafe.
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
giraffe f
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