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karoo¹

  • /kəˈru/

Where it comes from

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

noun karoos

  1. Any vast prairie bordering a desert.
  2. South Africa Any of the composite bushes typical of the Karoo. 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.

Karoo²

  • /kəˈruːə/
  • /kəˈruː/

Where it comes from

From Afrikaans Karoo, from Khoekhoe ǃ’Aukarob (“hardveld”).

proper noun Karroo

  1. The vast plain in South Africa that borders the Kalahari Desert.

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"karoo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/karoo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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karoo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/karoo

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"karoo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/karoo.

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@misc{karoo_2026,
  title = {karoo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/karoo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}