noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/səˈɹoʊ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsɛɹəʊ/
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rhymes with -ɛɹəʊ
1
noun
Meaning 1
Any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of southern and southeastern Asia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: goat antelope
History
Etymology
From Lepcha ᰠᰶᰛᰨ (să-ro, “long-haired Tibetan goat”).
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
серау
(serau)
— any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
Burmese:
တောဆိတ်
(tau:hcit)
— any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
Catalan:
serau
— any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
Chinese Mandarin:
鬣羚
(lièlíng)
— any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
French:
saro
— any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
German:
Serau
— any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
Indonesian:
kambing hutan
— any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
Japanese:
氈鹿
(kamoshika)
— any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
Khmer:
កែះ
(keh)
— any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
Korean:
시로
(siro)
— any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
Malay:
kambing hutan
— any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
Mon:
စိၚ်ဂၞာတ်
(ciṅ gnāt)
— any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
Thai:
เลียงผา
(liiang-pǎa)
— any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
Vietnamese:
sơn dương
— any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
Vietnamese:
tỳ linh
— any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis
Vietnamese:
tì linh
— any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis