girafe

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʒi.ʁaf/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -af

Noun[edit]

girafe f (plural girafes)

  1. giraffe
    une girafe mâle
    a male giraffe
  2. boom (pole supporting a microphone)

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Catalan: girafa
  • English: giraffe
  • Polish: żyrafa
  • Romanian: girafă

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Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

girafe f (plural girafes)

  1. (Jersey) giraffe

Romanian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

girafe f

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