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uintjie

/ˈeɪŋki/

uintjie noun: the edible bulb of certain plants.

Noun

uintjie (plural uintjies)

  1. (South Africa) The edible bulb of certain plants.

Forms of uintjie

pluraluintjies

Origin of uintjie

From Afrikaans uintjie, from Dutch ajuintje (“little onion”).

Questions about uintjie

What does uintjie mean?
Uintjie means the edible bulb of certain plants.
What part of speech is uintjie?
Uintjie is a noun.
How do you pronounce uintjie?
Uintjie is pronounced /ˈeɪŋki/.
What is the plural of uintjie?
The plural of uintjie is uintjies.

Words near uintjie in the dictionary

  1. Uintas
  2. uintathere
  3. uintatheres
  4. uintatheriid
  5. uintatheriids
  6. uintjie
  7. uintjies
  8. uints
  9. Uirina
  10. UIs
  11. Uist

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