kloof

(klo̵̅o̅f)

noun

South Afr. a deep, narrow valley; gorge

Origin: Afrik < Du klooven, to cleave, akin to cleave

See kloof in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
South African
A deep ravine.

Origin:

Origin: Afrikaans

Origin: , from Middle Dutch clove, cleft, ravine; see gleubh- in Indo-European roots

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