mokoro
/məˈkɔːrəʊ/noun
A dugout canoe.
- Originally and chiefly with reference to such a canoe used by the peoples of the Okavango Swamps in Botswana..
Origin
Late 19th century. From Tswana mokoro (1856 or earlier in Noka ea Mokoròn (lake of boats) recorded as a name (for Lake Ngami)). Compare.