zebu
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈziː.b(j)uː/ / /ˈzɛ.b(j)uː/ / /ˈzeɪ.b(j)uː/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Classical Tibetan མཛོ (mdzo) Classical Tibetan པོ (po) Classical Tibetan མཛོ་པོ (mdzo po) Tibetan མཛོ་པོ (mdzo po)bor.? French zébubor. English zebu Borrowed from French zébu, probably from Tibetan མཛོ་པོ (mdzo po, “male bull–yak hybrid”), whence also zobo.
- A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos taurus indicus).