Katkop

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Part of a loaf of bread. South-Africa

    "For supper, Coloured and Indian prisoners received a quarter loaf of bread (known as a katkop, that is, a cat's head, after the shape of the bread) and a slab of margarine."

  2. 2
    A snack consisting of part of a loaf of bread hollowed out and filled with French fries. South-Africa

Example

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"For supper, Coloured and Indian prisoners received a quarter loaf of bread (known as a katkop, that is, a cat's head, after the shape of the bread) and a slab of margarine."

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans katkop (literally “cat's head”) (from kat + kop), due to its shape resembling a cat's head. Doublet of cathead.

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french fry

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