giraffe
Pronunciation: /dʒɪˈrɑːf, -ˈraf/
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Definition of giraffe
noun ( plural same or giraffes)
Origin:
late 16th century: from French girafe, Italian giraffa, or Spanish and Portuguese girafa, based on Arabic zarāfa. The animal was known in Europe in the medieval period, and isolated instances of names for it based on the Arabic are recorded in Middle English, when it was commonly called the camelopard
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Remember that giraffe is spelled with one r and a double f.
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a giraffe reaching for fruit.