zareba

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/zəˈriːbə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(zə rē′bə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
za•re•ba  (zə rē′bə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Anthropology(in the Sudan and adjoining regions) a protective enclosure, as of thorn bushes.
Also, za•ree′ba. 
  • Arabic zarībah pen
  • 1840–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
zareba, zareeba / zəˈriːbə/ (in northern E Africa, esp formerly)
  1. a stockade or enclosure of thorn bushes around a village or campsite
  2. the area so protected or enclosed
Etymology: 19th Century: from Arabic zarībah cattlepen, from zarb sheepfold

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