‖boeretroos, noun

/ˈbuːrətruəs/
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, boere see boere + troos comfort, consolation.
colloquial
Coffee.
1970 H.M. Musmeci Informant, Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha), Eastern CapeThis coffee is really refreshing. Now I know why it is called boeretroos.
1977 E. Prov. Herald 13 Apr. 3South Africa’s traditional ‘boeretroos,’ a good cup of coffee, is entering the super luxury price market.
1980 Sunday Times 3 Aug. (Mag. Sect.) 4Steaming libations of delicious, aromatic coffee! Afrikaners have enshrined their deep attachment to it by vocabularising it as ‘Boeretroos’ (Boer’s solace).
1988 J. Allen in Sunday Times 7 Aug. 4She’s tough as kudu biltong. Soft as a boere beskuit soaked in sweet strong boeretroos.
Coffee.
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