noun
- a steep-sided gully or ravine formed by water erosion
Usage: South African English
Examples
- The heavy rains carved a deep donga through the farmland.
- Cattle often shelter in the donga during hot afternoons.
- The old donga provided a natural boundary between the two properties.
- Flash floods can quickly fill a donga with rushing water.
- They built a bridge across the wide donga to connect the roads.
- The donga was lined with thorny acacia trees.