"witgat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: witgats [plural]
Etymology: From Afrikaans witgat. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|witgat}} Afrikaans witgat Head templates: {{en-noun}} witgat (plural witgats)
  1. (South Africa) Synonym of motlopi Tags: South-Africa Categories (lifeform): Brassicales order plants Synonyms: motlopi [synonym, synonym-of]

Inflected forms

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