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Etymology of food names

The etymology of Afrikaans food names is often fascinating. On this page, I collect a few musings on the topic.

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Animal name compounds in Afrikaans

Direct English translations of animal names in other languages often have weird (if not appropriate!) results. This collection focuses specifically on Afrikaans compounds.

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