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heuweltjie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
heuweltjie
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of large mound, of disputed origin, above or near the surface of the landscape in parts of South Africa.

Etymology

From Afrikaans, from Dutch heuveltje (“hillock”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, heuveltje

Inflected Forms

heuweltjies (plural)

Questions

What does heuweltjie mean?
A kind of large mound, of disputed origin, above or near the surface of the landscape in parts of South Africa.
Where does heuweltjie come from?
It is traced to Afrikaans.

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