zebra

ze-bra · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An African wild horse with black and white stripes.

  2. 2.

    [as modifier]Having alternate dark and light stripes like a zebra.

Forms

plural: zebras

Related words

See also: donkey, horse, safari, stripes

Etymology

From Portuguese or Spanish zebra, possibly from a Congolese word. First recorded in English in the early 17th century.