kraal Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade
  2. noun a pen for livestock in southern Africa

WordNet

Kraal noun
Etymology
D., a village, inclosure, park, prob. fr. Pg. curral a cattle pen; the same word as Sp. corral. See Corral.
Definitions
  1. A collection of huts within a stockade; a village; sometimes, a single hut. South Africa
  2. An inclosure into which are driven wild elephants which are to be tamed and educated. Ceylon

Webster 1913