SAFARI

PRONUNCIATION: (suh-FAHR-ee)

MEANING: noun: An expedition to observe (or, in the past, to hunt) wild animals in their natural habitat.
verb intr.: To go on such an expedition.

ETYMOLOGY: From Swahili safari (journey), from Arabic safari (of a journey), from safar (journey). Earliest documented use: 1859.
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SAFARUS - a solo expedition to observe wild animals in their natural habitat (fem. SAFARA)

SOFARI - an introductory phrase describing my immediate past

SAMARO - a mispronounced Chevy muscle car