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skokiaan

skokiaan noun: a home-brewed alcoholic liquor; moonshine.

Noun

skokiaan (uncountable)

  1. (South Africa) A home-brewed alcoholic liquor; moonshine.
    • His eyes appeared bloodshot and feverish. Last night's skokiaan.1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 31

Origin of skokiaan

Afrikaans

Questions about skokiaan

What does skokiaan mean?
Skokiaan means a home-brewed alcoholic liquor; moonshine.
What part of speech is skokiaan?
Skokiaan is a noun.

Words near skokiaan in the dictionary

  1. skoke berries
  2. skoke berry
  3. skokeberries
  4. skokeberry
  5. Skokholm
  6. skokiaan
  7. Skokie
  8. Skokomish
  9. Skoks
  10. skol
  11. Skole

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