zorille

English

A striped polecat, Ictonyx striatus.

Alternative forms

zoril, zorilla

Etymology

From French zorille, from Spanish zorrillo, from zorro (“fox”) + -illo.

Noun

zorille (plural zorilles)

Ictonyx striatus, a small, carnivorous, nocturnal African mammal resembling a skunk.

Synonyms

(Ictonyx striatus): striped polecat, African polecat, Cape polecat, African skunk

Translations

Ictonyx striatus

Bulgarian: зорила f (zorila), ивичест пор m (ivičest por)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 非洲艾虎 (Fēizhōu àihǔ)
Czech: zorila velká
Finnish: haisuhilleri (fi)
Russian: зори́лла (ru) f (zorílla)
Swahili: kicheche
Vietnamese: chồn hôi sọc châu Phi
Welsh: soril m
Wolof: jab gi, wéxéñ wi

French

Noun

zorille m or f (plural zorilles)

zorille

Further reading

“zorille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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