mokoro

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tswana mokôrô.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /məˈkɔːɹəʊ/

Noun

mokoro (plural mokoros or mekoro)

1. A dugout canoe, especially as used in the Okavango Swamps of Botswana.
   • 1987, Michael Main, Kalahari, page 74:

     The mokoro owner I hired happily piled us all into a single, rather small craft and we set off over a flooded meadow, covered with barely half a metre of water.

   • 2007, Chris McIntyre, Botswana, Bradt Travel Guides, page 165:

     Several companies offer trips by mokoro, lasting from one to three days, although almost all these trips are run by the same community trust.

Northern Sotho

Noun

mokoro

1. canoe, boat

Sotho

Noun

mokoro class 3/4 (plural mekoro)

1. canoe, boat

Tswana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʊˈkɔ.rɔ/

Noun

mokôrô class 3 (plural mekoro)

1. canoe, mokoro, boat
2. water

Descendants

• → English: mokoro