kannip, noun

/ˈkænɪp/
Forms:
Also kaa-nap.
Origin:
Khoikhoi.
The jakkalskos, Hydnora africana.
1790 tr. of F. Le Vaillant’s Trav. II. 85In the rocky cantons there grows a kind of potato, which the savages call knaa-nap; it is of an irregular figure, and contains a milky juice exceedingly sweet.
1856 Cape of G.H. Almanac & Annual Register 343Its fruit which is like that of the Earth-nut, is subterraneous, has the form, size and taste of a potatoe. It is of a reddish brown tint, thoroughly Farinaceous...Some wild beasts and particularly the porcupine (Hystrix cristata) are very fond of this fruit which is called Kannip or Kauimp by the Hottentots and Jackals-kost by the Dutch Colonists.
1917 R. Marloth Dict. of Common Names of Plants 46Kannip, Other name for Hydnora africana (Jakhalskost).
1966 C.A. Smith Common Names 277Kanni(p), Hydnora africana...The underground fruiting part was formerly eaten by Hottentots and was known to them by the vernacular name.
1975 Dict. of Eng. Usage in Sn Afr. 97Kanni,..alt: kannip.
The jakkalskos, Hydnora africana.
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