Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bastard gemsbok

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: bas-tard gems-bok
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus), native to savannas of the central latitudes of Africa.

Etymology

A calque of Afrikaans bastergemsbok, itself based on similarities between the animal and the gemsbok.

Inflected Forms

bastard gemsboks (plural)

Questions

What does bastard gemsbok mean?: roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus), native to savannas of the central latitudes of Africa.
Where does bastard gemsbok come from?: A calque of Afrikaans bastergemsbok, itself based on similarities between the animal and the gemsbok.

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