Kaama

//ˈkɑːmə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The hartebeest. rare

    "For, in the morning one of the Hottentots found at some distance from our station, the remains of a kaama or hartebeest, which had been devoured by a lion [...]."

Example

More examples

"For, in the morning one of the Hottentots found at some distance from our station, the remains of a kaama or hartebeest, which had been devoured by a lion [...]."

Etymology

Borrowed from Tswana kgama.

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