karoo

noun

ka·​roo kə-ˈrü 

variants or karroo

plural karoos or karroos

: a dry tableland of southern Africa

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans karo, from Khoikhoi karo, karro hard, dry

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for karoo

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou

Geographical Definition

Karoo

geographical name

Ka·​roo kə-ˈrü 

variants or Karroo

plateau region of the western part of the Republic of South Africa west of the Drakensberg Mountains

Note: The Karoo region is divided into the Little Karoo in the central Western Cape province , the Great Karoo in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces , and the Northern Karoo in the Northern Cape, Free State, and North West provinces.