Doek

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cloth. South-Africa
  2. 2
    A kopdoek: a kerchief or bandanna worn as a head covering. South-Africa

    "He said: “What have you got that filthy doek on your head for?”"

Synonyms

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kopdoek

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"He said: “What have you got that filthy doek on your head for?”"

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans doek (“cloth”), from Dutch doek, from Middle Dutch doec, from Old Dutch *duok, from Proto-West Germanic *dōk, from Proto-Germanic *dōkaz. Doublet of duck.

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