vetkoek

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noun

A deep-fried ball of dough, usually unsweetened, cut open and filled with various fillings.

OriginAfrikaans vetkoek →
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Meanings

nounvetkoek (plural vetkoeks or vetkoek)

plural vetkoeks

  1. South AfricaA deep-fried ball of dough, usually unsweetened, cut open and filled with various fillings.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
magwinya

Origin

  1. Afrikaansvetkoek
  2. Englishvetkoek

From Afrikaans vetkoek (literally “fat-cake”).

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APA

vetkoek. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vetkoek

MLA

“vetkoek.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vetkoek. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vetkoek,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vetkoek.

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