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mokoro

UK/məˈkɔːɹəʊ/

mokoro noun: a dugout canoe, especially as used in the Okavango Swamps of Botswana.

Noun

mokoro (plural mokoros or mekoro)

  1. A dugout canoe, especially as used in the Okavango Swamps of Botswana.
    • 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.1987, Michael Main, Kalahari, page 74
    • Several companies offer trips by mokoro, lasting from one to three days, although almost all these trips are run by the same community trust.2007, Chris McIntyre, Botswana, Bradt Travel Guides, page 165

Forms of mokoro

pluralmokoros
pluralmekoro

Origin of mokoro

Borrowed from Tswana mokôrô.

Questions about mokoro

What does mokoro mean?
Mokoro means a dugout canoe, especially as used in the Okavango Swamps of Botswana.
What part of speech is mokoro?
Mokoro is a noun.
How do you pronounce mokoro?
Mokoro is pronounced /məˈkɔːɹəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of mokoro?
The plural of mokoro is mokoros.

Words near mokoro in the dictionary

  1. moko jumbies
  2. Mokoena
  3. Mokokchung
  4. Mokolian
  5. mokopuna
  6. mokoro
  7. mokoros
  8. mokorotlo
  9. mokorotlos
  10. mokos
  11. Mokosh

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