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yak1

Pronunciation: /jak/

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Definition of yak

noun (plural same or yaks)

  • a large domesticated wild ox with shaggy hair, humped shoulders, and large horns, used in Tibet as a pack animal and for its milk, meat, and hide.
    • Genus Bos, family Bovidae; the domesticated B. grunniens, descended from the wild B. mutus, which is still found on rare occasions at high altitude

Origin:

late 18th century: from Tibetan gyag

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