Giraffe Definition
jə-răf
giraffes
noun
giraffes
Either of two species (genus Giraffa, family Giraffidae) of African ruminants, with a very long neck and long legs: the tallest of existing animals, they often reach a height of 5.5 m (c. 18 ft)
Webster's New World
(Cockney rhyming slang) A laugh.
Are you having a giraffe?!
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
idiom
the Giraffe
- the constellation Camelopardalis
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Giraffe
Noun
Singular:
giraffe
Plural:
giraffesIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Giraffe
- the Giraffe
Origin of Giraffe
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From French giraffe (now girafe), from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa, “giraffe”), apparently ultimately from Persian زرناپا (zurnāpā, “giraffe”), a compound of زرنا (zurnā, “flute, zurna”) and پا (pā, “leg”).
From Wiktionary
French girafe from Italian giraffa from Arabic dialectal zirāfa probably of African origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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