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marngrook

marngrook noun: any of a number of traditional indigenous Australian pastimes involving kicking and catching a stuffed ball, played by large numbers of players across a wide area.

Noun

marngrook (uncountable)

  1. Any of a number of traditional indigenous Australian pastimes involving kicking and catching a stuffed ball, played by large numbers of players across a wide area.

Forms of marngrook

alternative formmarn grook

Origin of marngrook

From Gunditjmara, meaning "game ball".

Questions about marngrook

What does marngrook mean?
Marngrook means any of a number of traditional indigenous Australian pastimes involving kicking and catching a stuffed ball, played by large numbers of players across a wide area.
What part of speech is marngrook?
Marngrook is a noun.

Words near marngrook in the dictionary

  1. Marners
  2. Marnese
  3. Marneuli
  4. Marney
  5. Marneys
  6. marngrook
  7. Marnham
  8. Marnhull
  9. Marni
  10. Marnian
  11. Marnie

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