bakkie

See also: Bakkie

English

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Afrikaans bakkie, from dialectal Dutch bakkie, from bak ‎(“slang for a tough/cool car”) + -ie ‎(“-y, or -ey”).

Noun

bakkie ‎(plural bakkies)

1. (Namibia, South Africa) Any light delivery vehicle, such as a pick-up truck.

Translations

any light delivery vehicle

• Afrikaans: bakkie (af)

• German: Bakkie (de) m

Etymology 2

Afrikaans bak ‎(“bowl, dish”).

Noun

bakkie ‎(plural bakkies)

1. (South Africa) A covered bowl, similar to a Tupperware container.
   • 2007, Bree O'Mara, Home Affairs (page 148)

     That done, she passed around a bakkie of home-made chocolate biscuits to all the girls.

References

• http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/dictionary/comments/805/
• 1978 A Dictionary of South African English. Edited Jean Branford. Oxford.