‖maagbom, noun
/ˈmɑːxbɔm/
- Plurals:
- maagbomme/ˈmɑːxbɔmə/, maagbommen.
- Origin:
- AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, maag stomach + bom bomb.
A flour dumpling fried in fat; also called stormjaer (sense 1). Cf. vetkoek.
1902 C.R. De Wet Three Yrs War 11The burghers utilized the flour supplied to them in making cakes; these they cooked in boiling fat, and called them stormjagers, or maagbommen. [Source Note: Storm-hunters; so-called from being rapidly cooked...Stomach-bombs — a reflection on their wholesomeness.]
1975 W. Steenkamp Land of Thirst King 127The high fat content has been known to play merry old hell with various sensitive stomachs, and in fact stormjaers were often known by the graphically descriptive name of ‘maagbomme’ (stomach bombs) in other parts of the country.
A flour dumpling fried in fat; also called stormjaer (sense 1).
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