'Kraal' is a word borrowed from Afrikaans 'kraal'. The word entered the English language some time around 1731.
kraal [noun] [1731]
- a village of southern African natives
- the native village community
- an enclosure for animals especially in southern Africa
See 'kraal' on the Loan Words Map
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Etymology: Afrikaans, from Portuguese 'curral' pen for cattle, enclosure, from Vulgar Latin '*currale' enclosure for vehicles
See more loan words from 1700s.
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