plakkie, noun
/ˈplaki/
- Origin:
- AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, plak to stick + -ie; see quotation 1966.
Usually in the plural.
1. Any of several plants, especially species of the genera Cotyledon, Crassula and Kalanchoe.
1994 Weekend Post 19 Feb. (Leisure) 6The use of plants to cure maladies is interesting, with this one coming hard on the heels of the recent recommendation of the leaves of Cotyledon orbiculata (commonly known as plakkies) and Kalanchoe thyrsiflora for calluses.
2. rare. slip-slop.
1970 T. Krige Informant, Bloemfontein, Free StateIn the midday heat of the summer sun I have to wear my plakkies on the beach to protect the soles of my feet from the heat. (Plakkies — rubber beach sandals or beach thongs.)
1971 M. Cozien in UCT Studies in Eng. Feb. 29Beach-thongs, sandles [sic] made of rubber..have a great many names here — sloppies, slip-slops, plakkies, etc.
Any of several plants, especially species of the genera Cotyledon, Crassula and Kalanchoe.
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