zebu

Etymology

From French zébu, from Tibetan (perhaps མཛོ་པོ (mdzo po, “male bull-yak hybrid”), whence also zobo).

noun

  1. A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos primigenius indicus).

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