karoo means the vast plain in South Africa that borders the Kalahari Desert. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.
karoo is pronounced /kəˈruːə/.
Etymology
From Afrikaans Karoo, from Khoekhoe ǃ’Aukarob (“hardveld”).
name
- The vast plain in South Africa that borders the Kalahari Desert.
noun
- Any vast prairie bordering a desert.
- 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.”