gazelle

== English == === Alternative forms === gazel (archaic) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Middle French gazelle, from Old French gazel, from Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈzɛl/ Rhymes: -ɛl === Noun === gazelle (plural gazelles or gazelle) An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa), Procapra (native to Asia), Eudorcas, or Nanger, capable of running at high speeds for long periods. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === gazelle (third-person singular simple present gazelles, present participle gazelling, simple past and past participle gazelled) (intransitive, figurative) To leap like a gazelle. (intransitive, figurative) To go fast; to speed; to rush. === References === gazelle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Antilopinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Antilopinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons “*gazelle”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Dutch == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French gazelle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɣaːˈzɛ.lə/ Hyphenation: ga‧zel‧le === Noun === gazelle f (plural gazellen, diminutive gazelletje n) gazelle, mammal of the tribe Antilopini == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡa.zɛl/ === Noun === gazelle f (plural gazelles) gazelle === Further reading === “gazelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === allégez