Etymology

kombi

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Today it means: A minivan. Full definition →

German Kombi ← Afrikaans kombi
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  1. Afrikaans · derived fromkombi
  2. German · borrowed fromKombi
  3. English todaykombi

Genericized trademark from the Volkswagen Kombi, a brand of minivans. Borrowed from German Kombi and, in South Africa, reinforced by Afrikaans kombi.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.