dennepit, noun

/ˈdenəpət//ˈdɛnəpət/
Forms:
danepit, dannepitShow more Also danepit, dannepit, donnepit.
Plurals:
dennepits, dennepitte.
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, denne combining form of den pine tree + pit seed, pip (plural pitte).
Especially in the Western Cape: an edible pine kernel from the cone of Pinus pinea (the stone or ‘umbrella’ pine), or other species. Also in dimunitive form dennepitjie [see -ie]. Also called pit.
1948 V.M. Fitzroy Cabbages & Cream 207‘Umbrella pines. Think how the children will love having their own danepits.’ It ends in my collecting as many danebols as I can carry to take home to the children and they leave sticky streaks of resin in the back of the car.
1950 H. Gerber Cape Cookery 92Coat with mayonnaise..to which you could add some finely chopped pistachio nuts (dannepits will do).
1960 G. Lister Reminisc. 48On these [‘monkey ropes’] the baboons used to swing when they came down from the rocky cliffs of Devil’s Peak above to eat dannapitjies (fir nuts).
1971 L.G. Green Taste of S.-Easter 159Some makers use dried peas as a substitute for the dennepit; not the same thing at all.
1972 N. Henshilwood Cape Childhood 49In winter the storms lashed their branches with fury and at times a sudden crash would scatter the cones, throwing far across the garden the ‘donnepits’ as we called the seeds (anglicising the Afrikaans word dennepitte).
1973 Cape Times 13 Oct. 12The current price of dennepits, when available, has risen higher than pine trees.
1973 Drum 8 Nov. 26Here is a traditional South African recipe to add to the variety of your sweets...While boiling briskly, add dennepitte (pine kernels) or almonds, grated lemon, naartjie peel or petals of orange blossoms.
Especially in the Western Cape: an edible pine kernel from the cone of Pinus pinea (the stone or ‘umbrella’ pine), or other species. Also in dimunitive form dennepitjie [see -ie]. Also called pit.
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dennebol, nounn.denningvleis, nounn.
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