guereza

English

Etymology

From the native name in Ethiopia. Compare Sebat Bet Gurage gureza,[1] Amharic ጉሬዛ (gureza),[1] Oromo gureezaa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈrɛz.ə/

Noun

guereza (plural guerezas)

  1. (zoology) A reddish-brown colobus monkey from Abyssinia.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wolf Leslau (1979) Etymological Dictionary of Gurage (Ethiopic): Individual dictionaries, Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN: “gureza ( Amh ) :: gureza”
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