mokoro

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tswana mokôrô.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /məˈkɔːɹəʊ/

Noun

mokoro (plural mokoros or mekoro)

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

Tswana

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mʊˈkɔ.rɔ/

Noun

mokôrô class 3 (plural mekoro)

  1. canoe, mokoro, boat
  2. water
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