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water buffalo

water buffalo meaning

A water buffalo, an animal central to agriculture across South and Southeast Asia, where it is used for ploughing rice paddies and for milk — mozzarella is traditionally made from buffalo milk.

Meaning

A water buffalo, an animal central to agriculture across South and Southeast Asia, where it is used for ploughing rice paddies and for milk — mozzarella is traditionally made from buffalo milk. It is far more significant in Asia than most Western users realise, and the emoji is used with real everyday frequency in India, Vietnam and the Philippines.

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How to use it

  • Buffalo in the paddy field at dawn 🐃
  • Proper mozzarella is made from buffalo milk 🐃
  • Still the backbone of farming here 🐃

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LanguageName
Afrikaanswaterbuffel
አማርኛየውሃ አውራሪስ
العربيةجاموس مائي
অসমীয়াপানী ম’হ
azərbaycansu camışı
башҡортазия буйволы
беларускаявадзяны буйвал
българскиводен бивол
বাংলাজলহস্তী
bosanskibivo
catalàbúfal aquàtic
ᏣᎳᎩᏯᎾᏏ ᎠᎹ
češtinabuvol domácí
чӑваш чӗлхибуйвол
Cymraegbyfflo dwr
DeutschWasserbüffel
dolnoserbšćinawódny buwoł
Ελληνικάνεροβούβαλος
Englishwater buffalo
españolbúfalo de agua
eestivesipühvel
euskaraur-bufaloa
فارسیبوفالوی آبی
suomivesipuhveli
Filipinokalabaw
føroysktbúffil
françaisbuffle
Gaeilgebuabhall uisce
Gàidhligbuabhall-uisge
galegobúfalo acuático
ગુજરાતીભેંસ
Hausaɓaunan ruwa
עבריתתאו המים
हिन्दीभैंस
hrvatskivodeni bivol
hornjoserbšćinawódny buwoł
magyarvízibölény
հայերենջրագոմեշ
Indonesiakerbau
íslenskavatnabuffaló
italianobufalo d’acqua
日本語水牛
Jawakebo
ქართულიკამეჩი
қазақ тіліенеке
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)ەنەكە
ខ្មែរក្របីទឹក
ಕನ್ನಡನೀರೆಮ್ಮೆ
한국어물소
कोंकणीउदकातली म्हस
кыргызчаазия буйволу
ລາວຄວາຍ
lietuviųazijinis buivolas
latviešubifelis
македонскибивол
മലയാളംപോത്ത്
монголбух
मराठीपाणम्हैस
Melayukerbau
မြန်မာကျွဲ
नेपालीअर्ना
Nederlandswaterbuffel
norskvannbøffel
ଓଡ଼ିଆଜଳ ମଇଁଷି
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪਾਣੀ ਵਾਲੀ ਮੱਝ
Naijíriá PíjinWọ́ta Búfálo
polskiwół domowy
پښتود اوبو مېښه
portuguêsbúfalo-asiático
rumantschbiffel da l’aua
românăbivol
русскийбуйвол
سنڌيپاڻي واري مينهن
တႆးၵႂၢႆး
සිංහලදිය මීහරකා
slovenčinabyvol
slovenščinavodni bivol
Soomaalilo’ gisida biyaha
shqipbuall indian
српскиводени биво
srpskivodeni bivo
svenskavattenbuffel
Kiswahilinyati
தமிழ்நீர் எருமை
తెలుగునీటి గేదె
ไทยควาย
ትግርኛጎባይ ማይ
türkmen diligäwmiş ýüz
lea fakatongapafalō
Türkçemanda
українськабуйвіл
اردوپانی کی بھینس
o‘zbekbuyvol
Tiếng Việttrâu nước
Èdè YorùbáẸfọn Omi
粵語水牛
粤语水牛
中文水牛
繁體中文水牛
isiZuluinkomo yehlathi yamanzi

Technical details

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U+1F403
Emoji version
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Shortcodes
:water_buffalo:
Category
Animals & Nature

FAQ

What does the water buffalo emoji (🐃) mean?
A water buffalo, an animal central to agriculture across South and Southeast Asia, where it is used for ploughing rice paddies and for milk — mozzarella is traditionally made from buffalo milk.
How do you type the water buffalo emoji?
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What category is the water buffalo emoji in?
The water buffalo emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.