koeksister
noun/ˈkʊksɪstə(r)/
/ˈkʊksɪstər/
(South African English)- a South African sweet dish consisting of pieces of dough with a special shape that are fried in oil and then covered in a sweet liquid, often eaten at the end of a meal
- The meal finishes with koeksisters, plaits of deep-fried dough dipped in syrup.
Word OriginFrom Afrikaans koe(k)sister, perhaps from koek ‘cake’ + sissen ‘to sizzle’.
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