Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vetkoek

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vetkoek
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deep-fried ball of dough, usually unsweetened, cut open and filled with various fillings.

Etymology

From Afrikaans vetkoek (literally “fat-cake”).

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: vetkoek

Inflected Forms

vetkoeks (plural)

Questions

What does vetkoek mean?: A deep-fried ball of dough, usually unsweetened, cut open and filled with various fillings.
Where does vetkoek come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

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