tamarao

[ tah-muh-rou, tam-uh- ]
/ ˌtɑ məˈraʊ, ˌtæm ə- /

noun, plural ta·ma·raos.

tamarau.

Words nearby tamarao

tamandua, tamar, tamara, tamarac, tamarack, tamarao, tamarau, tamari, tamarillo, tamarin, tamarind

Definition for tamarao (2 of 2)

tamarau

or ta·ma·rao, ti·ma·rau

[ tah-muh-rou, tam-uh- ]
/ ˌtɑ məˈraʊ, ˌtæm ə- /

noun

a small wild buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) mindorensis, of Mindoro in the Philippines, having thick, brown hair and short, massive horns.

Origin of tamarau

Borrowed into English from Tagalog around 1895–1900

British Dictionary definitions for tamarao

tamarau

tamarao

/ (ˈtæməˌraʊ) /

noun

a small rare member of the cattle tribe, Anoa mindorensis, of lowland areas of Mindoro in the Philippines Compare anoa

Word Origin for tamarau

from Tagalog tamaráw