soetes, noun

/ˈsutəs//ˈsutis/
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, ‘sweet ones’.
colloquial
Sweet fortified wine.
1977 D. Muller Whitey 63If you’d do just one last little thing for me — if you’ll just get me a bottle of soetes, and then lock me in here.
1986 D. Case Love, David 45He would then go to the back door and shout ‘Beer!’ or ‘Soetes!’ or something like that. One of the women would appear and hand him whatever it was that he wanted.
1988 O. Oberholzer Ariesfontein to ZuurfonteinMillie Beukes had been sitting there in the sun sipping ‘soetes’ all day. Since early morning, his wife wasn’t speaking to him any more.
1990 Excellence Vol.6 No.2, 7Soetes can and should be drunk at any time.
1991 Daily Dispatch 1 Mar. 10We refer..to the family of fortified wines or ‘soetes’ which include sherry, port, muscadel and hanepoot.
Sweet fortified wine.
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soetdoring, nounn.soetjes, adverbadv.
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