karoo

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English

Etymology

Originates from the Khoikhoi word karo (meaning dry, and hard)

Pronunciation

Noun

karoo (plural karoos)

  1. Any vast prairie bordering a desert.
  2. (South Africa) Any of the composite bushes typical of the Karoo.
    • 1901 July 5, “Domestication of the Eland”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record‎, volume 4, number 9, page 273:
      The herd is kept in an enclosure with wire fence about 7 feet high […] They eat grass and karoo, but prefer bush of every kind, even eating the bitter aloe.

References

  • karoo in Dictionary of South African English

Anagrams

Esperanto

Etymology

From French carreau.

Pronunciation

Noun

karoo (accusative singular karoon, plural karooj, accusative plural karoojn)

  1. (card games) The suit of diamonds, marked with the symbol ♦.

Synonyms

See also

Suits in Esperanto · emblemoj (layout · text)
kero karoo, rombo piko trefo
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