mokoro

/ moˈkoro /

noun

1. (in Botswana) the traditional dugout canoe of the people of the Okavango Delta

Word History and Origins

Origin of mokoro¹

from a Bantu language of Botswana

Example Sentences

Conservation goal The transnational journey by mokoro is not just about scientific discovery, though.

From The Guardian

Although the team expects the expedition to be gruelling – “days of dragging our mokoro through muck, sharp reeds and leeches,” said Kydd – it will all be worth it in the end.

From The Guardian

The magic started to pale even before they packed up their first child, their hunting rifles and mokoro oars in search of a quieter life in Wyoming.

From Economist

Mokoro Kitenana, a field technician with the TFCG, told IPP Media that the researchers found many traps in the Udzungwa Scarp Forest Reserve, as well as monkey meat for sale in nearby villages and scant evidence of remaining mangabeys in the forest.

From Scientific American

Tuba Mokoro, however, fearing lest Sekeletu might take a fancy to some of his best goods, exhibited only a few of his old and least valuable acquisitions.

From Project Gutenberg