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bontebok

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bon-te-bok
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A South African antelope of genus Damaliscus

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Afrikaans bontebok, from Dutch bontebok (literally “motley goat”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

bonteboks (plural)

Questions

What does bontebok mean?
A South African antelope of genus Damaliscus
Where does bontebok come from?
It is traced to Afrikaans.

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