zebra

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine) a zebra, a black-and-white striped equid of the genus Equus: Equus zebra, Equus quagga or Equus grevyi
2. (masculine) a zebra crossing, a pedestrian crossing

Synoniemen

Kaapse ezel

oversteekplaats

zebrapad

voetgangersoversteekplaats

Vertalingen

zèbre

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Zebra

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zebra

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cebra

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zebra

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zebra

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zebra

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ζέβρα

ζέβρος

όναγρος

equus zebra

zèbre

zebra

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈzeː.braː/

Etymologie (Engels)

Geleend van Portugees: zebra

In summary

Borrowed from Portuguese zebra, from Old Galician-Portuguese enzebro, ezebra, azebra (“wild ass”), from earlier cebrario (882), ezebrario (897), from Vulgar Latin *eciferus, from Latin equiferus (“wild horse”). The second sense is a shortening of zebrapad.