gazelle

/ɡəˈzɛl/ · noun

Meaning

An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa), Procapra (native to Asia), Eudorcas, or Nanger, capable of running at high speeds for long periods.
To leap like a gazelle.
To go fast; to speed; to rush.
A census-designated place in Siskiyou County, California, United States.

Etymology / origin

Unadapted borrowing from Middle French gazelle, from Old French gazel, from Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl).

غ ز ل(ar)→
غَزَال(ar)→
gazel(fro)→
gazelle (English)
Relations: der, der, root

Related words

gazel(fro)غَزَال(ar)غ ز ل(ar)gasail(Irish)ガゼル(Japanese)가젤(Korean)

Descendant words

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