"katkop" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: katkops [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans katkop (literally “cat's head”) (from kat + kop), due to its shape resembling a cat's head. Doublet of cathead. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|af|katkop|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=cat's head|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Afrikaans katkop (literally “cat's head”), {{bor+|en|af|katkop|lit=cat's head}} Borrowed from Afrikaans katkop (literally “cat's head”), {{af|af|kat|kop|nocat=1}} kat + kop, {{doublet|en|cathead}} Doublet of cathead Head templates: {{en-noun}} katkop (plural katkops)
  1. Part of a loaf of bread. Tags: South-Africa
    Sense id: en-katkop-en-noun-RfajdSh1
  2. A snack consisting of part of a loaf of bread hollowed out and filled with French fries. Tags: South-Africa
    Sense id: en-katkop-en-noun-MfgPGhbW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, South African English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of South African English: 12 88

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