Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

Compound of plof +‎ stof.

Noun edit

plofstof (uncountable)

  1. explosive, explosive substance

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Compound of ploffen +‎ stof.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈplɔf.stɔf/
  • Hyphenation: plof‧stof

Noun edit

plofstof m (plural plofstoffen)

  1. (dated, rare) explosive, explosive substance [from 1915]
    Synonyms: explosief, springstof