Etymology

zebu

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Today it means: A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos taurus indicus or bos indicus). Full definition →

French zébu ← Tibetan མཛོ་པོ
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The story

  1. Tibetan · derived fromམཛོ་པོ“male bull–yak hybrid”
  2. French · borrowed fromzébu
  3. English todayzebu

Borrowed from French zébu, probably from Tibetan མཛོ་པོ (mdzo po, “male bull–yak hybrid”), whence also zobo.

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