vaatjie
/ˈfʌɪki
/ /ˈfʌɪtʃi /(also vatje)
noun South African
A small cask for carrying water or wine.He left his little vaatjie and other things with Mother, and set off....
- This cost him three hundred pounds in cash, twenty-five guns, one salted horse and a vaatjie of brandy.
- All they had were a few biscuits, and for water they had to depend on the lukewarm liquid left in the vaatjie hanging under the wagon.
Origin
Mid 19th century: Afrikaans, from vaat 'vat' + the diminutive suffix -tjie.