Etymology

gazelle

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Today it means: An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa), Procapra (native to Asia), Eudorcas, or Nanger, capable of running at high speeds for long periods. Full definition →

Middle French gazelle ← Old French gazel ← Arabic غَزَال
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  1. Arabic · derived fromغَزَال
  2. Old French · derived fromgazel
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromgazelle
  4. English todaygazelle

Unadapted borrowing from Middle French gazelle, from Old French gazel, from Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl).

Words from the same roots

Arabicغَزَال all →

ghazal

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.