boschsuiker, noun

Origin:
South African DutchShow more South African Dutch, bosch bush + suiker sugar.
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bossiestroop. Cf. bossuiker.
1910 D. Fairbridge That Which Hath Been (1913) 115Naartje-peel, spices, brandy, bosch-suiker — she had blended them in varying proportions again and again, but only to feel baffled and mortified.
1910 D. Fairbridge That Which Hath Been (1913) 317Bosch-suiker, A syrup obtained from the flowers of the Protea.
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