transcription, транскрипция: [ dʒɪˈrɑ:f ]
n. (pl. same or giraffes) a ruminant mammal, Giraffa camelopardalis of Africa, the tallest living animal, with a long neck and forelegs and a skin of dark patches separated by lighter lines. [F girafe, It. giraffa, ult. f. Arab. zarafa]