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means A graceful, medium-sized African antelope known for its powerful leaping ability, reddish-brown coat, and tendency to live in large herds on grasslands and light woodland.

from Borrowed directly into English from Zulu, where 'impala' names the animal itself — the word came north into European usage through 19th-century encounters between colonists, naturalists, and southern African peoples. It's a rare case of an English animal name staying nearly identical to its source language rather than being filtered through Latin or French first.