narasn.

Brit.

/ˈnarəs/, U.S.

/ˈnɑrəs/, South African English

/ˈnʌrəs/

Forms:

α. 1800s 'naras, 1800s– naras, 1800s– !naras.

β. 1800s 'nara, 1900s– nara, 1900s– !nara, 1900s– narra, 1900s– !narra.

Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Khoekhoe. Etymon: Khoekhoe !naras.

Etymology: < Khoekhoe !naras (feminine; plural !naradi ) fruit of the naras, !narab (masculine; also as !nara-i , neuter) naras plant. The β. forms apparently arose from interpretation of the feminine singular as a plural form (compare the possibly ambiguous use in quot. 1841), although compare Afrikaans narra (with less usual variants nara, naras), German Nara (also Naraspflanze).

South African.

A spiny, yellow-flowered shrub, Acanthosicyos horrida (family Cucurbitaceae), of the Kalahari Desert and Namibia, distinguished by thorns which replace the leaves in the young plants. Also: the large, spiny melon-like fruit of this plant, which provides both food and drink.

ΚΠ

1838 J. E. Alexander Exped. Discov. Interior Afr. II. iii. 68 The 'naras was growing on little knolls of sand; the bushes were about four or five feet high.

1841 J. E. Alexander in B. Shaw Memorials Southern Afr. (rev. ed.) 162 After allaying our hunger and thirst with some ripe 'naras.

1853 F. Galton Narr. Explorer Trop. S. Afr. i. 21 I have mentioned above the 'Nara, a prickly gourd, which..is the staple food of these Hottentots.

1881 T. Hahn Tsuni-‖Goam 101 !Naras—This fruit is..almost as large as a new-born child's head. The flesh of it is eaten raw.

1889 F. Galton Trav. in S. Afr. 11 The 'Nara, with long runners, covered numerous sand hillocks.

1906 B. Stoneman Plants & their Ways 276 The western coast strip is a weird desert producing..the naras, or Acanthosicyos horrida.

1946 L. G. Green So Few are Free (1948) xii. 165 Tough pancakes are formed by the narra fluid and stored for months.

1959 G. Jenkins Twist of Sand xiii. 267 The trails of naras creeper would provide some sort of fuel.

1973 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. VIII. 40/2 Naras (properly: narra)... Spiny, much-branched, prostrate shrub..found growing on sand-dunes in the dry coastal strip of South-West Africa.

1988 A. Hall-Martin et al. Kaokoveld 4 Plants such as the dollar bush.., the low-growing coastal ganna..and narra (Acanthosicyos horrida) have an extensive root system under the sand.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	naras
释义	narasn. Brit. /ˈnarəs/, U.S. /ˈnɑrəs/, South African English /ˈnʌrəs/ Forms: α. 1800s 'naras, 1800s– naras, 1800s– !naras. β. 1800s 'nara, 1900s– nara, 1900s– !nara, 1900s– narra, 1900s– !narra. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Khoekhoe. Etymon: Khoekhoe !naras. Etymology: < Khoekhoe !naras (feminine; plural !naradi ) fruit of the naras, !narab (masculine; also as !nara-i , neuter) naras plant. The β. forms apparently arose from interpretation of the feminine singular as a plural form (compare the possibly ambiguous use in quot. 1841), although compare Afrikaans narra (with less usual variants nara, naras), German Nara (also Naraspflanze). South African. A spiny, yellow-flowered shrub, Acanthosicyos horrida (family Cucurbitaceae), of the Kalahari Desert and Namibia, distinguished by thorns which replace the leaves in the young plants. Also: the large, spiny melon-like fruit of this plant, which provides both food and drink. ΚΠ 1838 J. E. Alexander Exped. Discov. Interior Afr. II. iii. 68 The 'naras was growing on little knolls of sand; the bushes were about four or five feet high. 1841 J. E. Alexander in B. Shaw Memorials Southern Afr. (rev. ed.) 162 After allaying our hunger and thirst with some ripe 'naras. 1853 F. Galton Narr. Explorer Trop. S. Afr. i. 21 I have mentioned above the 'Nara, a prickly gourd, which..is the staple food of these Hottentots. 1881 T. Hahn Tsuni-‖Goam 101 !Naras—This fruit is..almost as large as a new-born child's head. The flesh of it is eaten raw. 1889 F. Galton Trav. in S. Afr. 11 The 'Nara, with long runners, covered numerous sand hillocks. 1906 B. Stoneman Plants & their Ways 276 The western coast strip is a weird desert producing..the naras, or Acanthosicyos horrida. 1946 L. G. Green So Few are Free (1948) xii. 165 Tough pancakes are formed by the narra fluid and stored for months. 1959 G. Jenkins Twist of Sand xiii. 267 The trails of naras creeper would provide some sort of fuel. 1973 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. VIII. 40/2 Naras (properly: narra)... Spiny, much-branched, prostrate shrub..found growing on sand-dunes in the dry coastal strip of South-West Africa. 1988 A. Hall-Martin et al. Kaokoveld 4 Plants such as the dollar bush.., the low-growing coastal ganna..and narra (Acanthosicyos horrida) have an extensive root system under the sand. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1838
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