n. South African 1. A rural village, typically consisting of huts surrounded by a stockade. 2. An enclosure for livestock. [Afrikaans, from Portuguese curral, pen, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *currāle, enclosure for carts; see CORRAL.] |
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