Home › Words › Y › yakaloyakalo/ˈjækəloʊ/yakalo means A hybrid cross of a yak (Bos grunniens) and an American bison (Bison bison).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, yakalo ranks #16,730 of 42,747 for Qualifying.yakalo is pronounced /ˈjækəloʊ/.EtymologyBlend of yak + buffalo.nounA hybrid cross of a yak (Bos grunniens) and an American bison (Bison bison).e.g.““Yakalos” breed true to type, are sturdy and able to forage for themselves, he said.” — 1924 July 8, “Breed Yaks with Bison: New Animal Called Yakalo Good Beef Producer”, in Ogden Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah, page 8:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).