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Zebra.

zebra

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtseːbʁa/
  1. zebra

    neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

17th century, from Portuguese zebra, from Old Galician-Portuguese enzebro, ezebra, azebra (“wild ass”), from earlier cebrario (882), ezebrario (897), from Vulgar Latin *eciferus, from Latin equiferus (“wild ass”). Neuter gender probably after Pferd (“horse”).

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