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kierie

UK/ˈkɪəɹi/

kierie noun: a traditional club used as a weapon by certain indigenous groups of South Africa.

Noun

kierie (plural kieries)

  1. A traditional club used as a weapon by certain indigenous groups of South Africa.
    • ‘We used to have great fights with kieries down at the water.’1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 85

Forms of kierie

pluralkieries

Origin of kierie

Borrowed from Afrikaans kierie, from Khoekhoe.

Questions about kierie

What does kierie mean?
Kierie means a traditional club used as a weapon by certain indigenous groups of South Africa.
What part of speech is kierie?
Kierie is a noun.
How do you pronounce kierie?
Kierie is pronounced /ˈkɪəɹi/ (UK).
What is the plural of kierie?
The plural of kierie is kieries.

Words near kierie in the dictionary

  1. Kienzles
  2. kier
  3. Kiera
  4. Kieran
  5. Kierans
  6. kierie
  7. kieries
  8. kiering
  9. kierings
  10. Kierkegaard
  11. Kierkegaardian

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