Etymology

kakie

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Today it means: An English soldier in the Boer war. Full definition →

Afrikaans [Term?]
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  1. Afrikaans · borrowed from[Term?]
  2. English todaykakie

Borrowed from Afrikaans [Term?], after the khaki colour of the British uniforms.

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