# Kalahari

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌkaləˈhɑːɹi/ · frequency rank #51,796

## Definitions
1. A large desert in Southern Africa, including much of Botswana, and part of Namibia and Northern Cape, South Africa.

## Etymology
An adapted borrowing of Tswana Kgalagadi (literally “thirst of infamous nature”). Doublet of Kgalagadi.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kalahari