kraal

English

/kɹɑːl/

noun

Definitions

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.

Etymology

Derived from Dutch, Flemish kraal (bead) derived from Portuguese curral.

Origin

Portuguese

curral

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

head English
kraalhead English
kraal Dutch, Flemish
kraaloog Dutch, Flemish
zeekraal Dutch, Flemish
curral Portuguese
crael Middle Dutch
kraal Afrikaans
curral Old Portuguese
krara Sranan Tongo