单词 | Karroo |
释义 | Karroo /keuh rooh"/, n. , pl. Karroos for 2. 1. a vast plateau in the S Republic of South Africa, in Cape of Good Hope province. 100,000 sq. mi. (260,000 sq. km); 3000-4000 ft. (900-1200 m) above sea level. 2. (l.c.) an arid South African tableland with red clay soil. [ < Afrik kar(r)oo < Khoikhoi; cf. Xhaeruh, Phaeruh place name recorded in 1689, Nama garo parched, dry, arid, !garo-b desolate waste] |
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