giraffe

Questions about giraffe

What does giraffe mean?

giraffe means "tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa".

How many syllables are in giraffe?

giraffe has 2 syllables: gi-raffe. The stress falls on "raffe". In IPA it is /dʒɚˈæf/.

What is another word for giraffe?

Close synonyms include camelopard, Giraffa camelopardalis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is giraffe a common word?

giraffe is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.