"wors" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wors [plural]
Etymology: From Afrikaans wors, from Dutch worst (“sausage”). Doublet of wurst. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|wors}} Afrikaans wors, {{der|en|nl|worst||sausage}} Dutch worst (“sausage”), {{doublet|en|wurst}} Doublet of wurst Head templates: {{en-noun|~|wors}} wors (countable and uncountable, plural wors)
  1. (South Africa, slang) boerewors Tags: South-Africa, countable, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Sausages Related terms: boerewors, droewors Translations (wors): wors (Afrikaans), купаты (kupaty) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-wors-en-noun-grZLQN4X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, South African English, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Russian translations, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 29 45 9 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 40 52 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 52 2 2 2
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