afrikaantje

Dutch

Etymology

From Afrikaan +‎ -tje. The plants were once widely thought to have originated from Africa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌaː.friˈkaːn.tjə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: afri‧kaan‧tje

Noun

afrikaantje n (plural afrikaantjes)

  1. marigold (plant of the genus Tagetes)

Descendants

  • → Papiamentu: afrikanchi, afrikaantje

Further reading

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