Etymology

vetkoek

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Today it means: A deep-fried ball of dough, usually unsweetened, cut open and filled with various fillings. Full definition →

Afrikaans vetkoek
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  1. Afrikaans · borrowed fromvetkoek
  2. English todayvetkoek

From Afrikaans vetkoek (literally “fat-cake”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.