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"etymology_text": "Originates from the Khoikhoi word karo (meaning dry, and hard)",
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"ref": "1901 July 5, “Domestication of the Eland”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 9, page 273",
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"(South Africa) Any of the composite bushes typical of the Karoo."
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"The suit of diamonds, marked with the symbol ♦."
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"(card games) The suit of diamonds, marked with the symbol ♦."
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