lekker

/ˈlɛkə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

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Meaning

adj

adj

"There were 2 000 rounds of ammo to fire between us four loadies. We sat there for hours and took our potshots. It was kiff; the R5 was a lekker thing."
"The other men ask why he's crying, when he's got such a lekker car. The guy shakes his head and says, "I just saw my wife, and she was driving a skateboard.""

From Afrikaans lekker, from Dutch lekker.

more lekker (comparative) most lekker (superlative)

lekker lewe

Questions

How do you pronounce lekker?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɛkə(ɹ)/.

What does lekker mean?

Tasty, nice, fun, great.

Where does lekker come from?

From Afrikaans lekker, from Dutch lekker.

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