Kim van Wykkimvanwyk@fosstodon.org
Nov 7, 2026, 4:42 PM@vicgrinberg in South Africa I'd also call that a frikadel, even if I was otherwise entirely speaking English. I can't think of an English word for them either.
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Dr. Victoria Grinbergvicgrinberg@mastodon.socialNov 7, 2026, 5:28 PM@kimvanwyk I think the South African one comes from the Dutch word!
- Kim van Wykkimvanwyk@fosstodon.orgNov 7, 2026, 5:34 PM
@vicgrinberg it most certainly does. It's an Afrikaans word, which is derived from 17th century Dutch as spoken when Dutch settlers came here. It had never occured to me that I didn't know an English word for them though.