boesmangras
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
Boesman (“Bushman”) + gras (“grass”)
Noun edit
boesmangras (plural boesmangrasse)
- (now offensive) Any of the species of the grass genus Aristida sensu lato growing in southern Africa.
- Synonym: twagras
Usage notes edit
Proscribed by Hauptfleisch (1993) due to formation from Boesman.
Further reading edit
- D. C. Hauptfleisch. 1993. "Racist language in society and in dictionaries: A pragmatic perspective". Lexikos[1]