Ankole

noun

An·​ko·​le

variants or less commonly Ankoli

aŋˈkōlē

: an African breed of long-horned humpless cattle

Word History

Etymology

from Ankole, Nkole former kingdom in southwestern Uganda, where the cattle were bred

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

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