kraal

Plural: kraals

Noun

a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade
a pen for livestock in southern Africa
In Central and Southern Africa, a small rural community.
In Central and Southern Africa, a rural village of huts surrounded by a stockade.
An enclosure for livestock.

Verb

To enclose (livestock) within a kraal or stockade.
-ED, -ING, -S to pen in a type of enclosure

Origin / Etymology

From colonial Dutch kraal, from Portuguese curral. Doublet of corral.

Synonyms

corral, pen

Scrabble Score: 9

kraal: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
kraal: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
kraal: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

kraal is a valid Words With Friends word