"voorbok" meaning in Afrikaans

See voorbok in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfʊə̯r.bɔk/ Forms: voorbokke [plural]
Etymology: Compound of voor + bok. Etymology templates: {{compound|af|voor|bok}} voor + bok Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|voorbokke|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} voorbok (plural voorbokke), {{af-noun|voorbokke}} voorbok (plural voorbokke)
  1. A buck or ram functioning as a bellwether.
    Sense id: en-voorbok-af-noun-nmqqJ0eY Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
  2. A leader, someone in charge or at the forefront.
    Sense id: en-voorbok-af-noun-gmwJbzA9 Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for voorbok meaning in Afrikaans (1.6kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Afrikaans dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-06-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (384852d and db5a844). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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