krait
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krait
- /kɹaɪt/ UK
- /kɹeɪt/ US
Sounds like crate · Rhymes with -aɪt
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hindi करैत (karait), possibly from Kurux, a Dravidian language.
noun kraits · karait · korait
- Any of several brightly-coloured, venomous snakes, of the genus Bungarus, of southeast Asia. On visiting the General Hospital, on the morning of the 22nd of August, I was informed that one of the punkah coolies had been bitten about 8.30 p.m., the night before, by a krait, whose venom is virulently poisonous.
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Talk about this word "krait." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/krait. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. krait. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/krait "krait." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/krait.Cite this
@misc{krait_2026,
title = {krait},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/krait},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
