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boerewors

boerewors noun: a type of sausage, usually flavoured with coriander seed, black pepper, nutmeg, cloves and allspice.

boerewors: a type of sausage, usually flavoured with coriander seed, black pepper, nutmeg, cloves and allspice
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Noun

boerewors (countable and uncountable, plural boerewors)

  1. (South Africa) A type of sausage, usually flavoured with coriander seed, black pepper, nutmeg, cloves and allspice.
    • To make truly authentic boerewors you'll need a sausage stuffer and casings.2010, Steven Raichlen, Planet Barbecue!, Workman Publishing, page 350
    • In the halcyon^([sic]) of sausages, if there were such a thing, boerewors would likely be crown prince.2016, Michael Reid, M: A 24 Hour Cookbook, Bloomsbury Publishing (Absolute Press), page 175
    Synonyms:
    boerie, wors

Synonyms of boerewors

Forms of boerewors

pluralboerewors

Origin of boerewors

Borrowed from Afrikaans boerewors.

Questions about boerewors

What does boerewors mean?
Boerewors means a type of sausage, usually flavoured with coriander seed, black pepper, nutmeg, cloves and allspice.
What part of speech is boerewors?
Boerewors is a noun.
What is the plural of boerewors?
The plural of boerewors is boerewors.

Words near boerewors in the dictionary

  1. Boerdijk-Coxeter helix
  2. Boerdom
  3. boerekos
  4. Boeress
  5. Boeresses
  6. boerewors
  7. Boerger
  8. Boergers
  9. Boerhaave syndrome
  10. boerhavinone
  11. boerhavinones

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