Meanings
adjectiveCape Malay (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or relating to the Cape Malays
nounCape Malay (plural Cape Malays)
plural Cape Malays
- A member of a Muslim community or ethnic group in South Africa, the descendants of enslaved and free Muslims from different parts of the world who lived at the Cape during Dutch and British rule.
Synonyms: Cape Muslim
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA member of a Muslim community or ethnic group in South Africa, the descendants of enslaved and free Muslims from different parts of the world who lived at the Cape during Dutch and British rule.
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Translations
Afrikaans Kaaps-Maleis, Kaapse Maleier
- Kaaps-Maleisrelating to the Cape Malays
- Kaapse MaleierCape Malay person
Cite this entry
APA
Cape Malay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20Malay
MLA
“Cape Malay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20Malay. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cape Malay,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20Malay.
Source: Cape Malay on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.