I. ˈkrȯl, -ä- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Afrikaans, from Portuguese curral pen for cattle, enclosure, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin currale enclosure for vehicles — more at corral
1.
a. : a village of southern African natives (as Hottentots or Kaffirs)
b. : the organized social unit that the kraal represents : the native village community
2.
a. : a single hut or group of huts in which natives in southern Africa live
b. : an enclosure for domestic animals in southern Africa
c. : an elephant corral in Sri Lanka, India, or Thailand
d.
[Dutch, from Portuguese curral ]
: an enclosure for keeping turtles, lobsters, or sponges alive in shallow water — called also manyatta
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to pen in a kraal