Meanings
naras1
alternative nara · alternative 'naras · alternative narra
- South AfricaA spiny shrub, Acanthosicyos horridus, growing in Namibia and the Kalahari Desert, or the melon-like fruit that it produces.First known use 19th c.
in this river course also grows a remarkable plant, the Naras, which sends its roots deep […].
1951, Austin Roberts, The Mammals of South Africa, page xxix1 more example
The Bay people catch and eat fish after the ‘naras is out of season, and the carcases of whales killed by the crews of whaling ships, afford them savoury repasts […].
1840, Barnabas Shaw, Memorials of South Africa, page 185
NARAS2
- abbreviationhistoricalinitialismInitialism of National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
Origin
- Khoekhoe!naras“naras fruit”
- Englishnaras
From Khoekhoe !naras (“naras fruit”), !narab (“naras plant”).
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