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单词 potjiekos
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potjiekosn.

Brit. /ˈpɔɪkɪkɒs/, U.S. /ˈpɔɪkiɑs/, South African English /ˈpɔɪkikɔs/, /ˈpʊɪkikɔs/
Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans potjiekos.
Etymology: < Afrikaans potjiekos (1978 or earlier) < potjie potjie n. + kos food ( < Dutch kost : see cost n.3).
South African.
A dish, typically a stew, cooked in a potjie. Cf. potjie n. Also figurative.
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1985 Style Feb. 100 Come to dinner, we'll make potjiekos.
1989 Sunday Times 17 Dec. 11 Pik Botha is the potjiekos politician. Tough, homely, thoroughly indigenous, able to withstand massive heat.
2005 A. Brown Coldsleep Lullaby v. 45 The smells of stewing potjiekos and braaied lamb on skewers mingled with pipe smoke and horse manure to form a rich layer of aromas.
2010 South Afr. 6 Apr. 4/1 Zuma enjoyed some potjiekos at one of the houses, before he left.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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