impala

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/ɪmˈpɑːlə/

noun

An African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns.

Similar
redbuckrooibokAepyceros melampus
OriginZulu ímpala ← Proto-Bantu *mpàdá →
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Meanings

impala1

nounimpala (plural impalas or impala)

plural impalas · alternative dated impalla

  1. An African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns.

    Synonyms: redbuck, rooibok

Impala2

proper noun
  1. USautomotiveChevrolet Impala.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns.

Similar
redbuckrooibok

More synonyms by meaning

nounAfrican antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps

Similar
Aepyceros melampus
Broader
antelope
Also see
redbuck

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Bantu*mpàdá
  2. Zuluímpala
  3. Englishimpala

Borrowed from Zulu ímpala, from Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

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Translations

Afrikaans rooibok
  • rooibokAfrican antelope
Basque inpala
  • inpalaAfrican antelope
Bulgarian импала
  • импала (impala)African antelope
Catalan impala
  • impalaAfrican antelope
Chinese Mandarin 高角羚
  • 高角羚 (gāojiǎolíng)African antelope
Czech impala
  • impalaAfrican antelope
Danish impala
  • impalaAfrican antelope
Dutch impala
  • impalaAfrican antelope
Esperanto impalo
  • impaloAfrican antelope
Finnish impala
  • impalaAfrican antelope
French impala
  • impalaAfrican antelope
German Impala
  • ImpalaAfrican antelope
Hungarian impala
  • impalaAfrican antelope
Irish iompála
  • iompálaAfrican antelope
Italian impala
  • impalaAfrican antelope
Japanese インパラ
  • インパラ (inpara)African antelope
Korean 임팔라
  • 임팔라 (impalla)African antelope
Polish impala
  • impalaAfrican antelope
Portuguese impala
  • impalaAfrican antelope
Romanian impala
  • impalaAfrican antelope
Russian импа́ла
  • импа́ла (impála)African antelope
Spanish impala
  • impalaAfrican antelope
Swahili swala, pala
  • swalaAfrican antelope
  • palaAfrican antelope
Swedish impala
  • impalaAfrican antelope
Tagalog impala
  • impalaAfrican antelope
Turkish impala
  • impalaAfrican antelope
Vietnamese linh dương sừng cao
  • linh dương sừng caoAfrican antelope
Zulu impala
  • impalaAfrican antelope

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with impala

galaUppsalakoalaValhallatalamasalapalaSinhalakamalachallahnyalamancalawallahalcavalaimalalauhalalicualatambalatikka masalatrehala
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Anagrams

malapi
Cite this entry
APA

impala. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impala

MLA

“impala.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impala. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impala,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impala.

Source: impala on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.