kaalgat

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Afrikaans kaalgat.

Adjective edit

kaalgat (not comparable)

(South Africa) stark naked.

Translations edit

bare-arsed

Afrikaans: kaalgat (af)
French: cul-nu, nu-le-cul

stark naked

Dutch: piemelnaakt (nl), spiernaakt (nl)

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch kaalgat (noun), the adjective is an Afrikaans development. Equivalent kaal (“naked”) +‎ gat (“hole, butt, backside”).

Pronunciation edit

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Adjective edit

kaalgat (attributive kaalgat, not comparable)

bare-arse; stark naked

Noun edit

kaalgat (plural kaalgatte, diminutive kaalgatjie)

a naked person

See also edit

kaalstert

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Compound of kaal (“bald, bare”) +‎ gat (“hole”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkaːl.ɣɑt/
Hyphenation: kaal‧gat

Noun edit

kaalgat m (plural kaalgaten, diminutive kaalgaatje n)

(obsolete, figuratively) An extremely poor person, a poor sod.

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