Etymology

wait-a-bit

Today it means: Senegalia brevispica (wait-a-bit acacia) Full definition →

Afrikaans wag-'n-bietjie
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wait-a-bit · noun1

  1. Afrikaans · derived fromwag-'n-bietjie
  2. English todaywait-a-bit

From Afrikaans wag-'n-bietjie.

wait-a-bit · noun2

From the delay caused by the recurved thorns.

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