English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

• gazel (archaic)

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from Middle French gazelle, from Old French gazel, from Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl).

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈzɛl/

• Audio (UK)

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• Rhymes: -ɛl

Noun[edit]

gazelle (plural gazelles or gazelle)

1. An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa) or Procapra (native to Asia), capable of running at high speeds for long periods.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

References[edit]

• gazelle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Antilopinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Antilopinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• “*gazelle”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from French gazelle.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˌɣaːˈzɛ.lə/

• audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ga‧zel‧le

Noun[edit]

gazelle f (plural gazellen, diminutive gazelletje n)

1. gazelle, mammal of the tribe Antilopini

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl).

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.zɛl/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun[edit]

gazelle f (plural gazelles)

1. gazelle

Further reading[edit]

• “gazelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams[edit]

• allégez