yakalo

yakalo

English

Etymology

Blend of yak +‎ buffalo

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈjækəloʊ/

Noun

yakalo (plural yakalos)

1. A hybrid cross of a yak (Bos grunniens) and an American bison (Bison bison).
   • 1924 July 8, “Breed Yaks with Bison: New Animal Called Yakalo Good Beef Producer,” Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah), page 8 :

     “Yakalos” breed true to type, are sturdy and able to forage for themselves, he said.

   • 1926 December 23, “Yakalos, New Stock Breed, May Solve Meat Problem,” Indiana Weekly Messenger (Indiana, Pennsylvania), page 7 :

     The meat of yakalos is said to be almost identical with beef aside from being finer-grained.

   • 1975 November 2, D.K. Woodman, “The Case of the Reluctant Tibetan Yak,” Mansfield News-Journal (Mansfield, Ohio), page 4C :

     Instead of beefalo, he would have yakalo.

Related terms

• beefalo