naras

The story

1. Khoekhoe · derived from!naras“naras fruit”
2. English todaynaras

From Khoekhoe !naras (“naras fruit”), !narab (“naras plant”).

First known use, by meaning

• from 19th c. A spiny shrub, Acanthosicyos horridus, growing in Namibia and the Kalahari Desert, or the melon-like fruit that it produces.