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yak
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yak 1  (yk)
n.
1. A wild, shaggy-haired ox (Bos grunniens) of the mountains of central Asia.
2. A domesticated yak, used as a work animal or raised for meat and milk.

[Tibetan gyag.]

yak 2 also yack  (yk) Slang
intr.v. yakked also yacked, yak·king also yack·ing, yaks also yacks
To talk persistently and meaninglessly; chatter.
n.
Prolonged, sometimes senseless talk; chatter.

[Imitative.]

yakker n.

yak1
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a wild and domesticated type of cattle, Bos grunniens, of Tibet, having long horns and long shaggy hair
[from Tibetan gyag]

yak2 Slang
n
noisy, continuous, and trivial talk or conversation
vb yaks, yakking, yakked
(intr) to chatter or talk in this way; jabber Also yakety-yak [ˌjækɪtɪˈjæk]
[of imitative origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.yak - noisy talkyak - noisy talk                          
talk, talking - an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here"
blether, chin music, idle talk, prate, prattle - idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
2.yak - large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticatedyak - large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated
Bos, genus Bos - wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini
wild ox, ox - any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos
Verb1.yak - talk profusely; "she was yakking away about her grandchildren"
communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"

yak
verb gossip, go on, gab (informal), rabbit (on) (Brit. informal), run on, jaw (slang), chatter, spout, waffle (informal, chiefly Brit.), yap (informal), tattle, jabber, blather, chew the fat (slang), witter on (informal), run off at the mouth He and Cosby had a chance to yak.
Translations
yak [jæk] N (= animal) → yac m, yak m

yak [ˈjæk] [yak] (pl) nyack m

yak1
n (Zool) → Jak m, → Yak m, → Grunzochse m

yak2
vi (inf)schnattern (inf), → quasseln (inf); to yak away on somethingüber etw (acc)quasseln

yak1 [jæk] n (Zool) → yak m inv
yak2 (fam) [jæk]
1. vicicalare, cianciare
2. ncicaleccio

yak
n yak [jӕk]
a type of long-haired ox, found in Tibet. jak ياك: ثَور التِّبِت الضَّخْم як jak yakokse der Yak γιακ (είδος μεγαλόσωμου αιγοπρόβατου της κεντρικής Ασίας) yac, yak jakk غژگاو jakki ya(c)k יַאק याक, बैल की जाति का एक तिब्बती पशु, सुरागाय, चमरी, गौ jak jak yak jakuxi yak, (bue tibetano) ヤク 야크(티베트 고원 지대에 사는 털이 긴 소) jakas jaks yak jak jakokse jak iaque iac як jak jak jak jak วัวป่าขนยาวในทิเบต Tibet öküzü, yak 犛牛 як تبت کا کوہان والا جھبرا بیل ، خش گاؤ bò Tây Tạng


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