yakalo

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US/ˈjækəloʊ/

noun

A hybrid cross of a yak (Bos grunniens) and an American bison (Bison bison).

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounyakalo (plural yakalos)

plural yakalos

  1. A hybrid cross of a yak (Bos grunniens) and an American bison (Bison bison).

    Instead of beefalo, he would have yakalo.

    1975 November 2, D.K. Woodman, “The Case of the Reluctant Tibetan Yak”, in Mansfield News-Journal, Mansfield, Ohio, page 4C
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    “Yakalos” breed true to type, are sturdy and able to forage for themselves, he said.

    1924 July 8, “Breed Yaks with Bison: New Animal Called Yakalo Good Beef Producer”, in Ogden Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah, page 8

    The meat of yakalos is said to be almost identical with beef aside from being finer-grained.

    1926 December 23, “Yakalos, New Stock Breed, May Solve Meat Problem”, in Indiana Weekly Messenger, Indiana, Pennsylvania, page 7

Origin

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APA

yakalo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yakalo

MLA

“yakalo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yakalo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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