drywors

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A form of droewors — A kind of dried sausage similar to boerewors.

OriginAfrikaans droëwors →
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Meanings

noundrywors (uncountable)

alternative dry wors

  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of droewors.

Origin

  1. Afrikaansdroëwors
  2. Englishdrywors

From dry + wors, a calque of Afrikaans droëwors.

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Cite this entry
APA

drywors. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drywors

MLA

“drywors.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drywors. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drywors,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drywors.

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