Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mampoer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mam-po-er
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Strong home-distilled peach or fruit liquor.

Example Sentences

""The Americans call it 'moonshine', to the warm-blooded Irish it is 'Poteen' and the Swiss call it 'Kirsch'. In South Africa, it is 'Witblits' in the Cape and to Transvalers it is just 'Mampoer'. Mampoer and the variety of names given to it are the names of strong, homemade distilled brandy made from fruit." https://web.archive.org/web/20060517051232/http://www.encounter.co.za/article/179.html - 15k"

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans, from Mampuru, the name of a Pedi chief.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

mampoers (plural)

Questions

What does mampoer mean?: Strong home-distilled peach or fruit liquor.
Where does mampoer come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

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