vetkoekie, noun

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AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, vetkoek (see vetkoek) + -ie.
vetkoek sense a.
1958 A. Jackson Trader on Veld 44I also recall..‘mosbolletjes’ (small aniseed cakes), ‘melk tert’ (milk tart), ‘vet koekies’ (a type of doughnut), and many other specialities of the old South African kitchen.
1986 S. Sepamla Third Generation 11I wake up in the early morning, make fire, fry vetkoekies, push the hand-cart to the factories.
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