brood

From Dutch brood, from Middle Dutch brôot, from Old Dutch *brōt, from Proto-Germanic *braudą.


pap

→ Sotho: papa

→ Zulu: í-pápa

From Dutch pap, from Middle Dutch pappe.


biltong

→ English: biltong

→ Dutch: biltong

→ German: Biltong

From bil (“hindquarter”) + tong (“tongue”).


vis

From Dutch vis, from Middle Dutch visch, from Old Dutch fisc, from Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.

Ons gaan die vis vang

1998, Trompies (lyrics and music), “Kom Push”, in Shosholoza:


sjokolade

/ˌʃʊə̯.kʊə̯ˈlɑː.də/

From Dutch chocolade, from Spanish chocolate, from Nahuatl [Term?], though it is not clear from which word precisely. See chocolate for more.


koeksister

→ English: koeksister

koeksister (deep-fried doughnut dipped in syrup)


boerewors

From boer (“farmer”) + wors (“sausage”).

A traditional homemade sausage, now commercially available.


krap

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krap (plural krappe, diminutive krappie)

From Dutch krab, from Middle Dutch crabbe, from Old Dutch *krabba.


suur

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suur (attributive suur, comparative suurder, superlative suurste)

suur (attributive)
suurder (comparative)
suurste (superlative)
suur (attributive positive predicative)
sure (attributive independent positive singular)
sures (attributive independent plural positive)
suurs (partitive positive)
suurder (attributive comparative predicative)
suurdere (attributive comparative independent singular)
suurderes (attributive comparative independent plural)
suurders (comparative partitive)
suurste (attributive predicative superlative)
suurste (singular superlative)
suurstes (attributive independent plural superlative)

From Dutch zuur, from Middle Dutch suur, from Old Dutch sūr, from Proto-West Germanic *sūr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *súHros.


beesvleis

From bees (“bovine; beast”) + vleis (“meat”).

Daar was baie veel beesvleis by die braai.

There was really a lot of beef at the barbecue.


oliebol

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oliebol (plural oliebolle, diminutive oliebolletjie)

oliebolle (plural)
oliebolletjie (diminutive)

Inherited from Dutch oliebol, equivalent of olie + bol.


neut

From Dutch noot, from Middle Dutch nōte, from Old Dutch *nutu, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.


kreef

kreef (plural krewe or kreefte, diminutive krefie)

krewe (plural)
kreefte (plural)
krefie (diminutive)

From Dutch kreeft, from Middle Dutch creeft, from Old Dutch *krevit, from Proto-Germanic *krabitaz.

(astrology) a Cancer; someone born with the star sign Cancer


mieliepap

From mielie (“maize”) + pap (“porridge”).


wortelkoek

wortelkoek (plural wortelkoeke, diminutive wortelkoekie)

wortelkoeke (plural)
wortelkoekie (diminutive)


steranys

From Dutch steranijs. Equivalent to ster + anys.


suigstokkie

Compound of suig (“to suck”) + stokkie (“stick”).

2007, Etienne Van Heerden, Asbesmiddag, Tafelberg (publ.).
Hulle het 'n suigstokkie vir die kind — dis duidelik dat hulle goed voorbereid gekom het.

They have a lollipop for the child — it's clear that have come well prepared.


stokkielekker

Compound of stokkie (“stick”) + lekker (“sweet, candy”).

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2013, Cheryl Rogers, Die regte tyd, LAPA Uitgewers (publ.).
Hy sou vir haar stokkielekkers en sjokolade ook aangedra het as sy oud genoeg was om dit te kon eet.

He would have also brought lollipops and chocolate along had she been old enough to be able to eat it.


slaai

Reduced from Dutch salade; compare Dutch sla.


ystervarkie

From ystervarkie, due to the resemblance of the confection to a small porcupine.

lamington; a small sponge cake square dipped in chocolate and rolled in desiccated coconut


aalpastei

[ˈɑːlpəsˌtɛi̯]


hertzoggie

Named after South African general J. B. M. Hertzog.

named-after

hertzoggie; an apricot jam-filled, coconut-topped tartlet


smutsie

smutsie; a type of apricot jam-filled tartlet


springmielie

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springmielie (plural springmielies, diminutive springmielietjie)

springmielies (plural)
springmielietjie (diminutive)

From spring (“jump”) + mielie (“corn, maize”).