boerewors
noun/ˈbuːrəvɔːs/, /ˈbʊərəvɔːs/
/ˈbuːrəvɔːrs/, /ˈbʊrəvɔːrs/
South African English [ˈbuːrəvɔrs]
[uncountable] (South African English)- 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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