/keuh rooh"/ , n. , pl. Karroos for 2.
1. a vast plateau in the S Republic of South Africa, in Cape of Good Hope province. 100,000 sq. mi. (260,000 sq. km); 3000-4000 ft. (900-1200 m) above sea level.
2. ( l.c. ) an arid South African tableland with red clay soil.
[ kar ( r ) oo Xhaeruh, Phaeruh place name recorded in 1689, Nama garo parched, dry, arid, !garo-b desolate waste ]