orkes, noun

Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, orchestra, band.
Elliptical for boereorkes.
1980 E. Prov. Herald 20 Nov. 1With the R1200 prize money comes the invitation for the winning orkes to take part in an hour-long SABC-TV variety show to be screened on New Year’s Night.
1986 D. Capel in Sunday Star 8 June 5It wasn’t the vlak-vark, nor the orkes, that had brought more than 2000 to an open field on a smallholding in Potchefstroom last Friday.
1986 E. Prov. Herald 15 Oct. 1The orkes outplayed five other bands during a taped audition at the SABC’s local studios earlier this year.
Elliptical for boereorkes.
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