girafe

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

girafe f (plural girafes)

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

Derived terms

Descendants

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

Further reading

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

Anagrams

figera

Norman

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Audio (Jersey) (file)

Noun

girafe f (plural girafes)

(Jersey) giraffe

Romanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [d͡ʒiˈrafe]

Noun

girafe f

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

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