impala
pronunciation
How to pronounce impala in British English:
UK [ɪmˈpɑ:lə]
How to pronounce impala in American English:
US [ɪm'pɑlə]
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- Noun:
- African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps
Word Origin
- impala (n.)
- 1875, from Zulu im-pala "gazelle."
Example
- 1. They seem to form a cordon around the impala .
- 2. An impala strolls around blissfully unaware it has become a home for a contented spider .
- 3. You 'd think that stalking and killing an impala would be the hard part , wouldn 't you ?
- 4. They approached the impala and dean had to stop realizing what its presence on the side of the road meant .
- 5. Finally I said , " we had one of those , " though I was sure ours was an impala .