halfaam

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Afrikaans

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compound of half +‎ aam.

Noun

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halfaam (plural halfame, diminutive halfaampie)

  1. (historical) half of an aam (roughly 16 wine gallons in South Africa)
  2. (historical, by extension) a barrel with the volume of half an aam