Etymology

potjiekos

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Today it means: Food cooked in a three-legged pot or cauldron over an open fire. Full definition →

Afrikaans potjiekos
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  1. Afrikaans · derived frompotjiekos
  2. English todaypotjiekos

From Afrikaans potjiekos, from potjie (diminutive of pot (“pot”)) + kos (“food”).

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