Kraal Definition

krôl, kräl
noun
A traditional South African village, typically of huts surrounded by a stockade.
Webster's New World
A fenced enclosure for cattle or sheep in South Africa; pen.
Webster's New World
verb
To shut up in a kraal.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Kraal

Noun

Singular:
kraal
Plural:
kraals

Origin of Kraal

  • Afrikaans from Portuguese curral pen perhaps from Vulgar Latin currāle enclosure for carts corral

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From colonial Dutch kraal, from Portuguese curral.

    From Wiktionary

Kraal Sentence Examples

  • After the fight the royal kraal was burned.

  • The royal kraal for a considerable period was at Ulundi, in the valley of the White Umfolosi.

  • The kraal is under the immediate rule of its headman, who is a patriarch responsible for the good behaviour of all its members.

  • Owen, a missionary then living at Dingaan's kraal, a deed of cession was drawn up in English and signed by Dingaan and Retief on the 4th of February 1838.

  • The remnants of the Bavenda retreated north to the Waterberg and Zoutpansberg, while Mosilikatze made his chief kraal at Mosega, not far from the site of the town of Zeerust.

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Words Starting With

KKRKRA

Words Ending With

LALAAL

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