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Impala

2 stages from Zulu to English.

Today it means a graceful, medium-sized African antelope known for leaping
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Stage 1 of 2
impala
Zulu · ancient
"impala antelope"
the name for the swift African antelope
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impala
English · 1800s
"a graceful African antelope"
adopted through European contact with southern Africa
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