Etymology

asse

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Today it means: A Cape fox (Vulpes chama). Full definition →

Afrikaans asse
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The story

  1. Afrikaans · derived fromasse“ashes”
  2. English todayasse

Perhaps from Afrikaans asse (“ashes”), because the fur at the top of the Cape fox's body looks like ash.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.