"lekker" meaning in English

See lekker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈlɛkə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-lekker.wav [US] Forms: more lekker [comparative], most lekker [superlative]
Etymology: From Afrikaans lekker, from Dutch lekker. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|af|lekker}} Afrikaans lekker, {{uder|en|nl|lekker}} Dutch lekker Head templates: {{en-adj}} lekker (comparative more lekker, superlative most lekker)
  1. (South Africa) Tasty, nice, fun, great. Tags: South-Africa
    Sense id: en-lekker-en-adj-9OxZZzG6 Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 71 29
  2. (South Africa) Good in a generic sense, worthy, functional. Tags: South-Africa
    Sense id: en-lekker-en-adj-jVWgWUzC Categories (other): South African English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lekker lewe

Alternative forms

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