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gazelle

/ɡəˈzel/guh-ZEL
/ɡəˈzɛl/guh-ZEL

Meaningyoung deer, wild goat

Common meaning: a small graceful antelope

Journey through time

  1. Arabicghazālsource
  2. Old Frenchgazelsource
  3. Englishgazelle‘a small graceful antelope’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Arabic ghazāl ‘young deer, wild goat’.

Roots

  • ghazāl Arabic “young deer, wild goat”

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