Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kaross

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kaross
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A treated animal-skin cloak or blanket with the hair still left on.

Example Sentences

"In South Africa, where the caracal abounds, its hide is made by the Kaffres into skin cloaks, known as karosses."
"The wants of a native living with his tribe and cultivating mealies or Kafir corn are confined to a kaross (skin cloak) or some pieces of cotton cloth."
"“Our bedroom had a sweeping view of the water and clean sheets and towels had been laid out for us on a kaross of jackal pelts.”"
"“For the first two years, of life a baby was carried in a carrier, lined with absorbent grass, inside her kaross, (a treated animal skin made into a cape...)”"

Etymology

From Afrikaans karos, from Khoekhoe karo.s (“dried skin”).

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: karos

Inflected Forms

karosses (plural)

Questions

What does kaross mean?: A treated animal-skin cloak or blanket with the hair still left on.
Where does kaross come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

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