kaalgat
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Afrikaans kaalgat.
Adjective[edit]
kaalgat (not comparable)
Translations[edit]
stark naked
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Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch kaalgat (noun), the adjective is an Afrikaans development. Equivalent kaal (“naked”) + gat (“hole, butt, backside”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
kaalgat (attributive kaalgat, not comparable)
Noun[edit]
kaalgat (plural kaalgatte, diminutive kaalgatjie)
See also[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of kaal (“bald, bare”) + gat (“hole”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kaalgat m (plural kaalgaten, diminutive kaalgaatje n)
- (obsolete, figuratively) An extremely poor person, a poor sod.
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