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Kaapse Klopse

Kaapse Klopse proper noun: a minstrel festival held in the Western Cape on the 2nd of January every year, in which Cape Coloured minstrels dress in bright colours, accompanied by instruments.

Proper noun

Kaapse Klopse

  1. A minstrel festival held in the Western Cape on the 2nd of January every year, in which Cape Coloured minstrels dress in bright colours, accompanied by instruments.
    Synonyms:
    Cape Coons

Synonyms of Kaapse Klopse

  • Cape Coons

Origin of Kaapse Klopse

Directly borrowed from Afrikaans Kaapse Klopse.

Questions about Kaapse Klopse

What does Kaapse Klopse mean?
Kaapse Klopse means a minstrel festival held in the Western Cape on the 2nd of January every year, in which Cape Coloured minstrels dress in bright colours, accompanied by instruments.
What part of speech is Kaapse Klopse?
Kaapse Klopse is a proper noun.

Words near Kaapse Klopse in the dictionary

  1. kaamchor
  2. kaamchors
  3. Kaanapali
  4. Kaang
  5. Kaaps
  6. Kaapse Klopse
  7. Kaarimba
  8. kaas
  9. kaases
  10. Kaashidhoo
  11. kaatialaite

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