Usage Note
Yack (also spelled yak in French) is the large, long-haired bovine native to the Himalayas and Central Asian plateaus. Both spellings are accepted by French dictionaries, with yak increasingly preferred. It is masculine: un yack. Used in plural, des yacks, it typically appears in contexts about mountain farming or trekking.
Examples
"Les yacks transportent les charges en altitude."
Natural Translation
Yaks carry loads at high altitude.
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