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vetkousie

/ˈfɛtˌkoʊsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vetk-ousie
IPA
/ˈfɛtˌkoʊsi/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The flowering plant Carpanthea pomeridiana.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Afrikaans [Term?], from vet (“fat”) + kous (“sock”) + -ie, said to be an adaptation of a Khoekhoe name.

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How do you pronounce vetkousie?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɛtˌkoʊsi/.
What does vetkousie mean?
The flowering plant Carpanthea pomeridiana.
Where does vetkousie come from?
It is traced to Afrikaans.

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