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Definition of boerewors noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

boerewors

noun

/ˈbuːrəvɔːs/,

/ˈbʊərəvɔːs/

/ˈbuːrəvɔːrs/,

/ˈbʊrəvɔːrs/

South African English [ˈbuːrəvɔrs]

[uncountable] (South African English)

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a spicy sausage that is prepared in a long piece and sold usually wound into a coil (= a series of circles)
Word OriginAfrikaans, from boere ‘Afrikaner or farmer's’ + wors ‘sausage’.

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