bubale

English

Etymology

PIE word
*gʷṓws

From Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos). Doublet of buffalo and buffle.

Noun

bubale (plural bubales)

1. Any of several North African antelopes of the genus Alcelaphus.
2. Any of several African buffalos of the genus Bubalus.

References

• Natural History Museum, Paris, ca. 1800

Anagrams

• bauble

French

Noun

bubale m (plural bubales)

1. bubale

Further reading

• “bubale”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Noun

būbale

1. vocative singular of būbalus