bobotie

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US/bəˈboʊtiː/US/ˈboʊbətiː/

noun

A dish of curried mince with an egg custard baked on top.

OriginAfrikaans bobotie ← Malay (Cape Malay) bobotie ← Betawi bebotoh →
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Meanings

nounbobotie (countable and uncountable, plural boboties)

plural boboties

  1. South AfricacountableuncountableA dish of curried mince with an egg custard baked on top.

    ‘I knew you would be tired. I made you some bobotie.’

    1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 136

Origin

  1. Betawibebotoh
  2. Malay(Cape Malay) bobotie
  3. Afrikaansbobotie
  4. Englishbobotie

Borrowed from Afrikaans bobotie, from Malay (Cape Malay) bobotie, from Betawi bebotoh, bebotok (“side dish”).

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APA

bobotie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bobotie

MLA

“bobotie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bobotie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bobotie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bobotie.

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