Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kaapse klopse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kaapse k-lopse
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A minstrel festival held in the Western Cape on the 2nd of January every year, in which Cape Coloured minstrels dress in bright colours, accompanied by instruments.

Etymology

Directly borrowed from Afrikaans Kaapse Klopse.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: Kaapse Klopse

Synonyms

Cape Coons

Questions

What does kaapse klopse mean?: A minstrel festival held in the Western Cape on the 2nd of January every year, in which Cape Coloured minstrels dress in bright colours, accompanied by instruments.
Where does kaapse klopse come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

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