kaalgat
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Afrikaans kaalgat.
Adjective
editkaalgat (not comparable)
Translations
editstark naked
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Afrikaans
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch kaalgat (noun), the adjective is an Afrikaans development. Equivalent kaal (“naked”) + gat (“hole, butt, backside”).
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Adjective
editkaalgat (attributive kaalgat, not comparable)
Noun
editkaalgat (plural kaalgatte, diminutive kaalgatjie)
See also
editDutch
editEtymology
editCompound of kaal (“bald, bare”) + gat (“hole”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkaalgat m (plural kaalgaten, diminutive kaalgaatje n)
- (obsolete, figuratively) an extremely poor person, a poor sod
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