Zebra is a noun referring to an African wild horse with distinctive black-and-white stripes. Commonly used to denote the striped animal, it is also used metaphorically (e.g., bleached patterns, brand names). In English, the word is typically stressed on the first syllable: ZEE-brə or ZEH-brə, depending on dialect, and it functions as a single-myllable noun in casual speech with notable final schwa.”
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