kafferboontjie

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

kaffer (“African”) (now offensive) +‎ boontjie (“bean”).

Noun[edit]

kafferboontjie (plural kafferboontjies)

  1. (now offensive) cowpea; Vigna unguiculata
    Synonym: swartbekboontje

Further reading[edit]

  • D. C. Hauptfleisch. 1993. "Racist language in society and in dictionaries: A pragmatic perspective". Lexikos[1]
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