Meanings
noungelada (plural geladas)
plural geladas
- Any of species Theropithecus gelada of Old World monkeys, distinguished from baboons by the bright patch of skin on their chests.
Synonyms: bleeding-heart monkey
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of species Theropithecus gelada of Old World monkeys, distinguished from baboons by the bright patch of skin on their chests.
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- Amharicጭላዳ
- Amharicጭላዳ
- Englishgelada
Borrowed from Amharic ጭላዳ (č̣əlada).
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Catalan gelada
- geladaprimate
Czech dželada
- dželadaprimate
Finnish tselada
- tseladaprimate
French gélada
- géladaprimate
German Dschelada
- Dscheladaprimate
Greek γελάδας
- γελάδας (geládas)primate
Hungarian dzseládapávián
- dzseládapáviánprimate
Lithuanian gelados
- geladosprimate
Polish dżelada
- dżeladaprimate
Portuguese gelada
- geladaprimate
Russian гелада, джелада
- гелада (gelada)primate
- джелада (dželada)primate
Slovak dželada
- dželadaprimate
Spanish gelada
- geladaprimate
Turkish jelada
- jeladaprimate
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APA
gelada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gelada
MLA
“gelada.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gelada. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gelada,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gelada.
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