Do you speak a little Afrikaans when you say 'reebok'?

'Reebok' is a word borrowed from Afrikaans 'rhebok'.

reebok

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note: Afrikaans for the grey rhebok a type of African antelope.
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When you say 'boomslang' are you speaking Afrikaans?

'Boomslang' is a word borrowed from Afrikaans 'boomslang'.

boomslang

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note: In Dutch: tree-snake
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The Afrikaans origins of the word 'veld'

'Veld' is a word borrowed from Afrikaans 'veld'. The word entered the English language some time around 1835.

veld [noun] [1835]

A grassland especially of southern Africa usually with scattered shrubs or trees

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Etymology: Afrikaans 'veld' from Dutch, field; akin to Old English 'feld' field

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Is 'wildebeest' English, or is it actually Afrikaans?

'Wildebeest' is a word borrowed from Afrikaans 'wildebees'. The word entered the English language some time around 1824.

wildebeest [noun] [circa 1824]

Either of two large African antelopes ( and ) with a head like that of an ox, short mane, long tail, and horns in both ...

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Etymology: Afrikaans 'wildebees' from 'wilde' wild + 'bees' ox

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Do you speak a little Afrikaans when you say 'apartheid'?

'Apartheid' is a word borrowed from Afrikaans 'apartheid'. The word entered the English language some time around 1947.

apartheid [noun] [1947]

• racial segregation
• a former policy of segregation and political and economic discrimination against non-European groups in the Republic of...
• separation

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Etymology: Afrikaans, from 'apart' apart + '-heid' -hood

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Is 'dorp' English, or is it actually Afrikaans?

'Dorp' is a word borrowed from Afrikaans 'dorp'. The word entered the English language some time around 1576.

dorp [noun] [circa 1576]

Village

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Etymology: Dutch, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German 'dorf' village

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The Afrikaans origins of the word 'kraal'

'Kraal' is a word borrowed from Afrikaans 'kraal'. The word entered the English language some time around 1731.

kraal [noun] [1731]

• a village of southern African natives
• the native village community
• an enclosure for animals especially in southern Africa

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Etymology: Afrikaans, from Portuguese 'curral' pen for cattle, enclosure, from Vulgar Latin '*currale' enclosure for vehicles

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