Kaapse Klopse

proper noun

A minstrel festival held in the Western Cape on the 2nd of January every year, in which Cape Coloured minstrels dress in bright colours, accompanied by instruments.

Similar
Cape Coons
OriginAfrikaans Kaapse Klopse →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A minstrel festival held in the Western Cape on the 2nd of January every year, in which Cape Coloured minstrels dress in bright colours, accompanied by instruments.

    Synonyms: Cape Coons

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA minstrel festival held in the Western Cape on the 2nd of January every year, in which Cape Coloured minstrels dress in bright colours, accompanied by instruments.

Similar
Cape Coons

Origin

  1. AfrikaansKaapse Klopse
  2. EnglishKaapse Klopse

Directly borrowed from Afrikaans Kaapse Klopse.

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APA

Kaapse Klopse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kaapse%20Klopse

MLA

“Kaapse Klopse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kaapse%20Klopse. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kaapse Klopse,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kaapse%20Klopse.

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