Etymology

addax

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Today it means: A large African antelope (Addax nasomaculatus) with long, corkscrewing horns which lives in the desert. Full definition →

First used 17th c.French addax ← Arabic أبو عدس
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  1. Arabic · derived fromأبو عدس
  2. French · borrowed fromaddax
  3. English todayaddax

From French addax, from Arabic أبو عدس (ʔabū ʕadas, literally “father of the lentil”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. A large African antelope (Addax nasomaculatus) with long, corkscrewing horns which lives in the desert.

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