KRAAL

kraal

(noun) a pen for livestock in southern Africa

kraal

(noun) a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

kraal (plural kraals)

In Central and Southern Africa, a small rural community.

In Central and Southern Africa, a rural village of huts surrounded by a stockade.

An enclosure for livestock.

Synonyms

• (livestock enclosure): corral, pen

Verb

kraal (third-person singular simple present kraals, present participle kraaling, simple past and past participle kraaled)

(transitive) To enclose (livestock) within a kraal or stockade.

Synonyms

• (to enclose livestock): corral

Anagrams

• Kalra, Karla

Source: Wiktionary

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Kraal, n. Etym: [D., a village, inclosure, park, prob. fr. Pg. curral a cattle pen; the same word as Sp. corral. See Corral.]

1. A collection of huts within a stockade; a village; sometimes, a single hut. [South Africa]

2. An inclosure into which are driven wild elephants which are to be tamed and educated. [Ceylon]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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