zebra.
zebra
Meaning & usage
zebra
A victorious competitor initially thought unlikely to win, especially in sports; an underdog
Aquele time ganhou quando todo mundo pensou que ele iria perder, mas que zebra!
an unexpected result in a competition
idiot, stupid person
prison uniform
zebra crossing
vice, a bad habit
a type of lanky spinning top
curb (line of flat curbstones on the corners of racing tracks)
zebra pattern
cow
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Italic *ekwos Latin equus Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-der. Latin ferus Latin equiferus Old Galician-Portuguese zevro Portuguese zebra From zebro, from Old Galician-Portuguese zevro (“European wild ass”), from Vulgar Latin *eciferus, from Latin equiferus (“wild horse”), from equus (“horse”) + ferus (“wild”). Compare Spanish cebra. Senses 2 and 3 of the word comes from the popular Brazilian betting game jogo do bicho, in which the animal is absent, therefore it is unlikely that a zebra will be drawn.
inflection of zebrar: third-person singular present indicative
inflection of zebrar: second-person singular imperative
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female equivalent of zebro
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