safari
nounverbattested in dialogue
- //səˈfɑːɹ.i//
A trip into any undeveloped area to see, photograph or to hunt wild animals in their own environment.
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
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
Etymology
Etymology tree Arabic سَفَر (safar)bor. Swahili safaribor. English safari Borrowed from Swahili safari (“journey”), borrowed from Arabic سَفَر (safar).
verb
- 1
To take part in a safari.
Forms
- plural
- safaris
- past tense
- safaried
- past participle
- safaried
- present participle
- safariing
- third person singular
- safaris
safari · A trip into any undeveloped area to see, photograph or to hunt wild animals in their own environment.
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