Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blesbuck

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bles-buck
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of damalisk (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi), an African antelope closely related to the hartebeest.

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans blesbok.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: blesbok

Inflected Forms

blesbucks (plural)

Synonyms

Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi

Questions

What does blesbuck mean?: A type of damalisk (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi), an African antelope closely related to the hartebeest.
Where does blesbuck come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

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