girafe

girafe

French

Etymology

From Italian giraffa, from Arabic زَرَافَة‎ (zarāfa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒi.ʁaf/

• audio

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• Rhymes: -af

Noun

girafe f (plural girafes)

1. giraffe

   une girafe mâle

   a male giraffe

2. boom (pole supporting a microphone)

Derived terms

• girafeau
• girafon

Descendants

• → Catalan: girafa
• → English: giraffe
• → Polish: żyrafa

Further reading

• “girafe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• figera

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Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French girafe, from Arabic زَرَافَة‎ (zarāfa).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey)

  (file)

Noun

girafe f (plural girafes)

1. (Jersey) giraffe

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒiˈrafe]

Noun

girafe f

1. inflection of girafă:
   1. indefinite plural
   2. indefinite genitive/dative singular