potjiekos

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noun

Food cooked in a three-legged pot or cauldron over an open fire.

OriginAfrikaans potjiekos →
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Meanings

nounpotjiekos (plural potjiekos)
  1. South AfricaFood cooked in a three-legged pot or cauldron over an open fire.

Origin

  1. Afrikaanspotjiekos
  2. Englishpotjiekos

From Afrikaans potjiekos, from potjie (diminutive of pot (“pot”)) + kos (“food”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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