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yakalo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈjækəloʊ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Blend of yak + buffalo.

Meanings

1. A hybrid cross of a yak (Bos grunniens) and an American bison (Bison bison).
   • Instead of beefalo, he would have yakalo. 1975 November 2, D.K. Woodman, “The Case of the Reluctant Tibetan Yak”, in Mansfield News-Journal, Mansfield, Ohio, page 4C:
   • “Yakalos” breed true to type, are sturdy and able to forage for themselves, he said. 1924 July 8, “Breed Yaks with Bison: New Animal Called Yakalo Good Beef Producer”, in Ogden Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah, page 8:
   • The meat of yakalos is said to be almost identical with beef aside from being finer-grained. 1926 December 23, “Yakalos, New Stock Breed, May Solve Meat Problem”, in Indiana Weekly Messenger, Indiana, Pennsylvania, page 7:

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beefalo