kraal
or craal
[ krahl ]
/ krɑl /
noun
an enclosure for cattle and other domestic animals in southern Africa.
a village of the native peoples of South Africa, usually surrounded by a stockade or the like and often having a central space for livestock.
such a village as a social unit.
an enclosure where wild animals are exhibited, as in a zoo.
verb (used with object)
to shut up in a krall, as cattle.
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Origin of kraal
1725–35; <Afrikaans <Portuguese curral pen; see corral
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British Dictionary definitions for kraal
kraal
/ (krɑːl) Southern African /
noun
a hut village in southern Africa, esp one surrounded by a stockade
an enclosure for livestock
adjective
denoting or relating to the tribal aspects of the Black African way of life
verb
(tr) to enclose (livestock) in a kraal
Word Origin for kraal
C18: from Afrikaans, from Portuguese curral pen; see corral
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