GNU


Meaning of GNU in English

/ nuː; NAmE ; njuː/ noun

( pl. gnu or gnus ) = wildebeest

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: from Khoikhoi and San , perhaps imitative of the sound made by the animal when alarmed. Khoikhoi and San are southern African languages.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.