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veldskoen

UK/ˈvɛldskʊn/

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General South African/ˈfeltskʊn/

veldskoen noun: originally, a shoe with untanned leather upper sewn without nails, similar to the Canadian moccasin; now generally a heavy boot for outdoor labour.

Noun

veldskoen (plural veldskoens or veldskoene)

  1. (South Africa) Originally, a shoe with untanned leather upper sewn without nails, similar to the Canadian moccasin; now generally a heavy boot for outdoor labour.
    • [A]ll my life I've been surrounded by violence. Not in the way any of my quite long line of pioneer forefathers experienced it, leaving their veldskoen tracks through history […]1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 28

Forms of veldskoen

pluralveldskoens
pluralveldskoene
alternative formveldschoen

Origin of veldskoen

Borrowed from Dutch veldschoen (Cape Dutch), from vel (“skin, hide”) + schoen (“shoe”); later reinforced by Afrikaans veldskoen.

Questions about veldskoen

What does veldskoen mean?
Veldskoen means originally, a shoe with untanned leather upper sewn without nails, similar to the Canadian moccasin; now generally a heavy boot for outdoor labour.
What part of speech is veldskoen?
Veldskoen is a noun.
How do you pronounce veldskoen?
Veldskoen is pronounced /ˈfeltskʊn/ (General South African).
What is the plural of veldskoen?
The plural of veldskoen is veldskoens.

Words near veldskoen in the dictionary

  1. veldmen
  2. velds
  3. veldschoen
  4. veldschoene
  5. veldschoens
  6. veldskoen
  7. veldskoene
  8. veldskoens
  9. veldt
  10. veldt shoe
  11. veldt sore

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