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gelada

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /dʒəˈlɑːdə/

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of species Theropithecus gelada of Old World monkeys, distinguished from baboons by the bright patch of skin on their chests.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Amharic ጭላዳ (č̣əlada).

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: ጭላዳ (č̣əlada) — primate
  • Catalan: gelada — primate
  • Czech: dželada — primate
  • Finnish: tselada — primate
  • French: gélada — primate
  • German: Dschelada — primate
  • Greek: γελάδας (geládas) — primate
  • Hungarian: dzseládapávián — primate
  • Lithuanian: gelados — primate
  • Polish: dżelada — primate
  • Portuguese: gelada — primate
  • Russian: гелада (gelada) — primate
  • Russian: джелада (dželada) — primate
  • Slovak: dželada — primate
  • Spanish: gelada — primate
  • Turkish: jelada — primate