Definition
Having qualities or characteristics that resemble those of a giraffe, such as being tall and slender or having a disproportionately long neck.
Etymology
From 'giraffa' (the animal) combined with the suffix '-esque' (from French and Italian, meaning 'in the manner of'), a productive English suffix for creating aesthetic or stylistic descriptors.
Kelly Says
This is a relatively rare literary word, but it perfectly captures how English borrows animal names to create vivid descriptive terms—similar to 'serpentine' or 'leonine'—showing how our animal imagery shapes our language.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ጅራፍ idencias
jee-raaf i-den-si-as
ARالعربية
شبيه للزرافة
shi-bi-ya li-l-zira-fa
BNবাংলা
জিরাফের মতো
jee-raaf-er moto
CACatalà
girafesc
gee-raf-esk
CSČeština
giraffeské
zhee-ra-fes-keh
DADansk
giraffesk
zhee-raf-esk
DEDeutsch
giraffensch
gee-raf-en-sch
ELΕλληνικά
γεραφικό
zhee-ra-fee-koh
ESEspañol
jirafesco
hee-rah-fes-koh
FAفارسی
مانند گِراف
man-and giraaf
FISuomi
giraffinenmäinen
gee-ra-ffe-nen-mai-nen
FRFrançais
giraffesque
zhee-raf-esk
GUGU
જીરાફ જેવું
jee-raaf je-vu
HEעברית
כמו ג'ירף
kmoh ge-reef
HIहिन्दी
जिराफ़ जैसा
jee-raaf jaisa
HUMagyar
zsiráfös
zee-rah-foes
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti jerapah
se-peh-jee-ra-pah
ITItaliano
giraffesco
zhee-ra-fes-koh
JA日本語
キリンのような
ki-rin yo-no-ni
KMKM
ដូចជ្រូក
doh-ch chruok
KO한국어
기린 같은
ki-rin gat-eun
MRMR
जीराफसारखा
jee-raaf-saar-kha
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti gajah
se-peh-ga-jah
MYမြန်မာ
ကြင်းလို
kwin-lo
NLNederlands
giraffesque
zhee-raf-esk
NONorsk
giraffesk
zhee-raf-esk
PLPolski
giraffesque
zhee-raf-esk
PTPortuguês
girafesco
zhee-rah-fes-koh
RORomână
girafesc
zhee-ra-fesk
RUРусский
жирафподобный
zhee-ra-f-po-dob-nyy
SVSvenska
giraffesk
zhee-raf-esk
SWKiswahili
kama giraffe
ka-ma zhee-raf
TAதமிழ்
யானையின் போல்
ya-nai-yin pol
TEతెలుగు
జీరాఫ్ లాంటి
jee-raaf laanti
THไทย
เหมือนจระเข้
meuan cha-khe
TLTL
tuladang giraffe
too-la-dang zhee-raf
TRTürkçe
giraffesk
jee-ra-fesk
UKУкраїнська
жирафподібний
zhee-ra-f-po-dib-nyy
URاردو
جیرف کی طرح
jeer-f ki ta-ray
VITiếng Việt
như tê giác
noo-khoo tay-zeak
ZH中文
长颈鹿般的
chang-jing-lu ban-de