kerbau

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Brunei, Malaysia/kərˈbau̯/

noun

A water buffalo.

“You can still see the kerbau plowing the paddy fields in Kedah.”

Similar
carabao
OriginMalay kerbau →
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Meanings

nounkerbau (plural kerbaus)

plural kerbaus

  1. BruneiMalaysiaA water buffalo.

    You can still see the kerbau plowing the paddy fields in Kedah.

    Synonyms: carabao

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA water buffalo.

Similar
carabao
Also see
carabao

Origin

  1. Malaykerbau
  2. Englishkerbau

Borrowed from Malay kerbau. Doublet of carabao.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

kabureKuberakerabu
Cite this entry
APA

kerbau. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerbau

MLA

“kerbau.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerbau. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kerbau,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerbau.

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