karmenaadjie, noun
- Forms:
- Show more Also karaminatze, karmenaatjie, karminaatjie.
- Origin:
- Afrikaans, South African Dutch, DutchShow more Afrikaans, earlier South African Dutch, adaptation of Dutch karbonaadje collop of cooked meat.
1. karbonatjie sense a.
1835 A. Steedman Wanderings I. 92The Hottentots..made a cheerful fire, around which we partook of our Karaminatze.
1971 L.G. Green Taste of S.-Easter 94Sosaties and karmenaadjies must be placed on a gridiron on the open veld.
2. transferred sense. A present of meat, given by one who has slaughtered an animal.
1970 I. Palmer Informant, Grahamstown (now Makhanda, Eastern Cape)It is customary in the North Eastern Cape and the Free State for the farmers to slaughter an ox or a pig in winter. The custom is then to give neighbours and friends a gift of meat which is called karminaatjie.
1984 Informant, George, Eastern CapeSome karmenaadjie! He’s given me the whole leg.
A present of meat, given by one who has slaughtered an animal.
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