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zebu

/ˈziː.b(j)uː/ UK
/ˈzɛ.b(j)uː/ UK
/ˈzeɪ.b(j)uː/ UK
/ˈzi.b(j)u/ US
/ˈzɛ.b(j)u/ US
/ˈzeɪ.b(j)u/ US

Rhymes with -iːbuː, -iːbjuː, -ɛbuː, -ɛbjuː, -eɪbuː, -eɪbjuː

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French zébu, probably from Tibetan མཛོ་པོ (mdzo po, “male bull–yak hybrid”), whence also zobo.

noun zebus

A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos taurus indicus or bos indicus).
Similar: Indian ox

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noun Bos taurus indicus

Español	cebú
日本語	瘤牛 kobuushi, 犎牛 hōgyū, インド牛 indoushi, ゼブ zebu
中文	瘤牛 liúniú, 犛牛 /牦牛 máoniú / líniú
हिन्दी	ज़ेबू zebū, बैल bail
Português	zebu
Français	zébu
Deutsch	Zebu, Buckelrind
Italiano	zebù
Ελληνικά	ζεμπού zempoú
Русский	зе́бу zébu
Tiếng Việt	bò u, bò zebu, bò zêbu

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@misc{zebu_2026,
  title = {zebu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zebu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}