Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kudu

/ˈkuːduː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: kudu
IPA: /ˈkuːduː/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large, striped, African antelope of the species Tragelaphus imberbis (lesser kudu) or Tragelaphus strepsiceros (greater kudu).

Example Sentences

"Martha, on a hot, wet, steamy afternoon, had spent two hours wriggling on her stomach through the undergrowth to reach a point where she might shoot a big koodoo that was grazing in a corner of the Hundred Acres."
"I watched from a distance as rangers left a kudu carcass to entice the lions to walk through the gates."

Etymology

Ultimately Khoekhoe kudu-b, through Afrikaans koedoe and French koudou.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: kudub, koedoe, koudou

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈkuːduː/

Inflected Forms

kudus (plural) koodoo (alternative, dated) koudou (alternative, dated)

Phrases

kudu berry

Synonyms

koodoo koudou

Rhymes With

voodoo hoodoo

Questions

How do you pronounce kudu?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkuːduː/.
What does kudu mean?: A large, striped, African antelope of the species Tragelaphus imberbis (lesser kudu) or Tragelaphus strepsiceros (greater kudu).
Where does kudu come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

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