Meanings
noun
- Synonym of motlopi.
At Waterpoort in South Africa, a worker (left, below) chain-saws branches from a matoppie tree for fodder.
1984, National Geographic, volume 165, page 1791 more example
Willem snatched a bundle wrapped in a cloth that he'd hung on a branch of a matoppie tree and threw it on the ground.
1990, Pieter Pieterse, The Way to the Sea, page 104Synonyms: motlopi
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of motlopi.
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Origin
- Tswanamotlopi
- Afrikaansmatoppie
- Englishmatoppie
Borrowed from Afrikaans matoppie, borrowed from Tswana motlopi.
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matoppie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matoppie
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“matoppie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matoppie. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matoppie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matoppie.
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