katkop

plural katkops

1. South AfricaPart of a loaf of bread.

   For supper, Coloured and Indian prisoners received a quarter loaf of bread (known as a katkop, that is, a cat's head, after the shape of the bread) and a slab of margarine.

   1995, Nelson Mandela, A Long Walk to Freedom Vol 2: 1962-1994

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   I was given a rail warrant for two days' third-class travel by train to Harrismith. I was also given two katkops. In my relief and gladness I handed them to a convict working in the office.

   2008, A.S. Mopeli-Paulus, The World And The Cattle, page 163

2. South AfricaA snack consisting of part of a loaf of bread hollowed out and filled with French fries.