matoppie

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English

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Etymology

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From Afrikaans matoppie, from Tswana motlopi.

Noun

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matoppie

  1. Synonym of motlopi
    • 1984, National Geographic, volume 165, page 179:
      At Waterpoort in South Africa, a worker (left, below) chain-saws branches from a matoppie tree for fodder.
    • 1990, Pieter Pieterse, The Way to the Sea, page 104:
      Willem snatched a bundle wrapped in a cloth that he'd hung on a branch of a matoppie tree and threw it on the ground.

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Tswana motlopi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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matoppie (plural matoppies)

  1. motlopi tree
    Synonyms: witgat, witgatboom

Descendants

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  • English: matoppie