"katkop" meaning in English

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Noun

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: {{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), {{tlb|en|South Africa}} (South Africa)
  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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, South African English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of South African English: 11 89

Inflected forms

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