‖afdak, noun

/ˈafdak/
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, af down + dak roof.
A lean-to; occasionally, a roughly-constructed building.
1970 E. Mundell Informant, Pearston, Eastern CapeThe sheep are under the afdak (shed).
1970 J.V. Winters Informant, KimberleyNice house, except for the afdak (lean-to — usually room added on to house at below usual roof height).
1987 G. Viney Col. Houses 40Behind the voorhuys was..a backroom.., a kitchen and two pantries which may or may not have been afdaks.
1991 Bulletin (Centre for Science Dev.) Jan.Many of the houses have ‘afdakkies’ in their backyards where additional family members or friends live.
1993 C.M. Knox Informant, Cape Town, Western CapeHis slave lived in an afdak down there because he was coloured and this guy was white.
A lean-to; occasionally, a roughly-constructed building.
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Af, nounn.affected, participial adjectivepart. adj.
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