Bontebuck

/ˈbɒntəbʌk/ noun

Definition

An alternative English spelling of bontebok, a small South African antelope with patched coloring.

Etymology

See bontebok—'buck' is simply an English variant of the Dutch/Afrikaans 'bok' (male antelope).

Kelly Says

Animal names in English often have competing spellings from different colonial languages—'buck' vs. 'bok' reminds us that English absorbed words from Dutch settlers in South Africa.

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