koeksistern.
/ˈkʊksɪstə/, U.S. /ˈkʊkˌsɪstər/, South African English /ˈkʊksɪstə/ South African.
A kind of sugared doughnut popular in South Africa.
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1904 J. H. Duckitt Hilda's ‘Where is it?’ of Recipes (Pettman) 128 Koesisters (Batavian or old Dutch sweetmeat recipe).
1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 272 Koesijsters,—a confection or sweetmeat which has been boiled in fat and dipped in powdered sugar.
1947 L. G. Green Tavern of Seas viii. 72 There was a koesister (doughnut) specialist.
1953 Cape Times 24 Mar. 16/1 Tea and coffee, boerebeskuit, koeksusters, melktart, and scores of other platteland delicacies.
1959 H. Gerber Trad. Cookery Cape Malays 9 Some of them [sc. Malay housewives] turn out lighter pastries, spongier koesisters than others.
1967 E. M. Slatter My Leaves are Green 9 The coffee was hot and strong and the flaky koeksisters melted in my mouth.
1974 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 3 Mar. (Colour Suppl.) 7 Those delicious onions with a sour sauce, melk snysels, koeksisters.
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