zebu
Syllables: ze·bu/ˈziː.b(j)uː/US/ˈzi.b(j)u/
zebu noun: a domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos taurus indicus or bos indicus).
Noun
zebu (plural zebus)
zebu meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Vietnamese
zebu in Hindi
- Bos taurus indicus
- ज़ेबू zebū, बैल bail
zebu in Tamil
- இந்திய மாட்டினம், திமில் காலை
zebu in Urdu
- کوہان دار گائے
zebu in Vietnamese
- Bos taurus indicus
- bò u, bò zebu, bò zêbu
Synonyms of zebu
Forms of zebu
| plural | zebus |
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Origin of zebu
Borrowed from French zébu, probably from Tibetan མཛོ་པོ (mdzo po, “male bull–yak hybrid”), whence also zobo.
Words formed from zebu
Questions about zebu
- What does zebu mean?
- Zebu means a domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos taurus indicus or bos indicus).
- What is zebu in Hindi?
- Zebu in Hindi is ज़ेबू (zebū), बैल (bail). See Zebu meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is zebu?
- Zebu is a noun.
- How do you pronounce zebu?
- Zebu is pronounced /ˈziː.b(j)uː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of zebu?
- The plural of zebu is zebus.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: zebu (page history and authors); zebu (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); zebu (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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