karo

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noun

Pittosporum crassifolium, a shrub of New Zealand.

OriginMāori karo →
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Meanings

karo1

nounkaro (uncountable)
  1. uncountablePittosporum crassifolium, a shrub of New Zealand.

Karo2

nounKaro pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAn ethnic group from Ethiopia.
  2. pluralplural onlyThe indigenous people of the Karo Plateau in North Sumatra.
proper noun
  1. A Tupian language.
  2. An Omotic language.
  3. A Nilotic language of Uganda, South Sudan and the DRC.

Origin

  1. Māorikaro
  2. Māorikaro
  3. Englishkaro

Borrowed from Māori karo.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

karo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/karo

MLA

“karo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/karo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “karo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/karo.

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