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katkop

katkop noun: part of a loaf of bread.

Noun

katkop (plural katkops)

  1. (South Africa) Part of a loaf of bread.
    • For supper, Coloured and Indian prisoners received a quarter loaf of bread (known as a katkop, that is, a cat's head, after the shape of the bread) and a slab of margarine.1995, Nelson Mandela, A Long Walk to Freedom Vol 2: 1962-1994
    • I was given a rail warrant for two days' third-class travel by train to Harrismith. I was also given two katkops. In my relief and gladness I handed them to a convict working in the office.2008, A.S. Mopeli-Paulus, The World And The Cattle, page 163
  2. (South Africa) A snack consisting of part of a loaf of bread hollowed out and filled with French fries.

Forms of katkop

pluralkatkops

Origin of katkop

Borrowed from Afrikaans katkop (literally “cat's head”) (from kat + kop), due to its shape resembling a cat's head. Doublet of cathead.

Questions about katkop

What does katkop mean?
Katkop means part of a loaf of bread.
What part of speech is katkop?
Katkop is a noun.
What is the plural of katkop?
The plural of katkop is katkops.

Words near katkop in the dictionary

  1. Kativik
  2. katjap
  3. katjaps
  4. katjiepiering
  5. katjiepierings
  6. katkop
  7. katkops
  8. Katmai
  9. Katmandu
  10. katmoget
  11. katmon

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