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tsessebe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tsessebe
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large African antelope, Damaliscus lunatus (formerly Alcelaphus lunata), similar to the hartebeest, but having its horns regularly curved.

Etymology

From Tswana tshesebe. Probably an alteration of tshephe (“antelope, springbok”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tsessebes (plural) sassaby (alternative) sassabye (alternative)

Phrases

Bangweulu tsessebe

Questions

What does tsessebe mean?
A large African antelope, Damaliscus lunatus (formerly Alcelaphus lunata), similar to the hartebeest, but having its horns regularly curved.
Where does tsessebe come from?
From Tswana tshesebe. Probably an alteration of tshephe (“antelope, springbok”).

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