yak, Bos grunniens
(noun) large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated
yak, yack, yakety-yak, chatter, cackle
(noun) noisy talk
yak, gab
(verb) talk profusely; “she was yakking away about her grandchildren”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
yak (plural yak or yaks)
An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Burma, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.
• Bos mutus
• Bos grunniens
• Bos mutus grunniens, wild yak
• Poephagus grunniens, domestic yak
Apparently an onomatopoeia.
yak (third-person singular simple present yaks, present participle yakking, simple past and past participle yakked)
(slang, intransitive) To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle.
(slang, intransitive) To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.
yak (countable and uncountable, plural yaks)
(slang) A talk, particular an informal talk; chattering; gossip.
(slang) A laugh.
(slang) Vomit.
Shortening.
yak (plural yaks)
(slang) A kayak.
• 'kay, Kay, kay, kya
Source: Wiktionary
Yak, n. Etym: [Thibetan gyag.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A bovine mammal (Poëphagus grunnies) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long and bushy, often white, and is valued as an ornament and for other purposes in India and China. There are several domesticated varieties, some of which lack the mane and the long hair on the flanks. Called also chauri gua, grunting cow, grunting ox, sarlac, sarlik, and sarluc. Yak lace, a coarse pillow lace made from the silky hair of the yak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 November 2024
(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
