boesmangras

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Boesman (“Bushman”) +‎ gras (“grass”)

Noun[edit]

boesmangras (plural boesmangrasse)

  1. (now offensive) Any of the species of the grass genus Aristida sensu lato growing in southern Africa.
    Synonym: twagras

Usage notes[edit]

Proscribed by Hauptfleisch (1993) due to formation from Boesman.

Further reading[edit]

  • D. C. Hauptfleisch. 1993. "Racist language in society and in dictionaries: A pragmatic perspective". Lexikos[1]
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