"droewors" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drywors [alternative]
Etymology: From Afrikaans droëwors (literally “dry sausage”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|droëwors|lit=dry sausage}} Afrikaans droëwors (literally “dry sausage”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} droewors (uncountable)
  1. (South Africa) A kind of dried sausage similar to boerewors. Tags: South-Africa, uncountable

Alternative forms

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