bobotie

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans, from Indonesian bobotok (“botok”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /bəˈboʊtiː/, /ˈboʊbətiː/

Noun

bobotie (countable and uncountable, plural boboties)

  1. (South Africa) A dish of curried mince with an egg custard baked on top.
    • 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 136:
      ‘I knew you would be tired. I made you some bobotie.’

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Indonesian bobotok (“botok”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

bobotie (plural boboties)

  1. bobotie
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