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vetkousie

/ˈfɛtˌkoʊsi/

vetkousie noun: the flowering plant Carpanthea pomeridiana.

Noun

vetkousie (uncountable)

  1. (South Africa) The flowering plant Carpanthea pomeridiana.

Origin of vetkousie

From Afrikaans [Term?], from vet (“fat”) + kous (“sock”) + -ie, said to be an adaptation of a Khoekhoe name.

Questions about vetkousie

What does vetkousie mean?
Vetkousie means the flowering plant Carpanthea pomeridiana.
What part of speech is vetkousie?
Vetkousie is a noun.
How do you pronounce vetkousie?
Vetkousie is pronounced /ˈfɛtˌkoʊsi/.

Words near vetkousie in the dictionary

  1. vetivone
  2. vetivones
  3. Vetka
  4. vetkoek
  5. vetkoeks
  6. vetkousie
  7. Vetluga
  8. VetMB
  9. veto
  10. veto pen
  11. veto pens

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