safari

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/səˈfɑːɹ.i/

Definition of safari

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A trip into any undeveloped area to see, photograph or to hunt wild animals in their own environment.
    “We're going on a safari in Kenya.”
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noun

  1. A trip into any undeveloped area to see, photograph or to hunt wild animals in their own environment.
    “We're going on a safari in Kenya.”
  2. A caravan going on a safari.
  3. (broadly)Any trip for the purpose of discovering something new or acquiring prizes or trophies.
    “An ardent junker herself, Mrs. Egge tells how to conduct a fascinating junk safari into the attic or antique and secondhand shops and what to do with the trophies you bring home.”
    “Come on, boy, move that body/ 'Cause tonight I'm naughty, naughty/ Dance with me like it's my party/ We go wild, we're in safari”

verb

  1. (intransitive)To take part in a safari.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic سَفَر (safar)bor. Swahili safaribor. English safari Borrowed from Swahili safari (“journey”), borrowed from Arabic سَفَر (safar).

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