vrot
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Afrikaans vrot (“rotten”).
Adjective
editvrot (comparative more vrot, superlative most vrot)
- (South Africa) rotten
- 1979, South African journal of science, volumes 75-76, page 399:
- The mycologist Raper found and isolated one of the very best strains of penicillin-producing fungus happily growing on a vrot spanspek at his local greengrocer […]
- 1994, Ella Mary Macphail, Ugogo and other stories from South Africa, page 33:
- The leader who was a bit older than the others - his two front teeth were missing - kicked her legs when she caught him and he said she was a vrot banana also because she was a girl also.
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editAfrikaans
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch verrotten, verrot. Compare also verrot, from the same source.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editvrot (attributive vrot, comparative vrotter, superlative vrotste)
Verb
editvrot (present vrot, present participle vrottende, past participle vrot)
- (intransitive) to rot
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