mosbolletjie

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noun

Dough leavened with the must of grapes used for making rusks.

OriginAfrikaans mos →
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Meanings

nounmosbolletjie (countable and uncountable, plural mosbolletjies)

plural mosbolletjies

  1. South AfricacountableuncountableDough leavened with the must of grapes used for making rusks.
  2. South AfricacountableA biscuit made of mosbolletjie dough.

Origin

  1. Afrikaansmos“must”
  2. Englishmosbolletjie

Afrikaans mos (“must”) + biskuit (“biscuit”).

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APA

mosbolletjie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mosbolletjie

MLA

“mosbolletjie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mosbolletjie. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mosbolletjie,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mosbolletjie.

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