Etymology

vetkousie

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Today it means: The flowering plant Carpanthea pomeridiana. Full definition →

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

From Afrikaans [Term?], from vet (“fat”) + kous (“sock”) + -ie, said to be an adaptation of a Khoekhoe name.

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