jonkmanskas

J8O1N1K5M3A1N1S1K5A1S1

noun

A cupboard with two drawers on top.

OriginAfrikaans jonk →
Scrabble 28
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Meanings

nounjonkmanskas (plural not attested)
  1. South Africano pluralA cupboard with two drawers on top.

    He was standing beside the old Cape yellowwood jonkmanskas which I'd changed into a cocktail cabinet.

    1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 160

Origin

  1. Afrikaansjonk“young”
  2. Englishjonkmanskas

From Afrikaans jonk (“young”) + mans (“men('s)”) + kas (“cupboard”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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