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kalahari

/ˌkɑləˈhɑɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
Ka-la-ha-ri
IPA
/ˌkɑləˈhɑɹi/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A large desert in Southern Africa, including much of Botswana, and part of Namibia and Northern Cape, South Africa.

noun

Alternative form of Kgalagadi

Etymology

Etymology tree Tswana kgala Tswana -gadi Tswana Kgalagadibor. English Kalahari An adapted borrowing of Tswana Kgalagadi (literally “a large, dry area”). Doublet of Kgalagadi.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkɑləˈhɑɹi/
  • British English: /ˌkaləˈhɑːɹi/

Inflected Forms

the Kalahari (canonical)

Synonyms

Kalahari Desert

Rhymes With

barry ferrari safari mari starry qatari shari calamari dari tarry bihari campari

Questions

How do you pronounce kalahari?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɑləˈhɑɹi/.
What does kalahari mean?
A large desert in Southern Africa, including much of Botswana, and part of Namibia and Northern Cape, South Africa.
Where does kalahari come from?
Etymology tree Tswana kgala Tswana -gadi Tswana Kgalagadibor. English Kalahari An adapted borrowing of Tswana Kgalagadi (literally “a large, dry area”). Doublet of Kgalagadi.

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