Etymology

bontebok

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Today it means: A South African antelope of genus Damaliscus Full definition →

Afrikaans bontebok ← Dutch bontebok
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The story

  1. Dutch · derived frombontebok
  2. Afrikaans · borrowed frombontebok
  3. English todaybontebok

From Afrikaans bontebok, from Dutch bontebok (literally “motley goat”).

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