zebu
nounUK /ˈziː.b(j)uː/ · US /ˈzi.b(j)u/
Etymology Borrowed from French zébu, probably from Tibetan མཛོ་པོ (mdzo po, “male bull–yak hybrid”), whence also zobo.
1
A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos taurus indicus).
- Related terms
- cattabu