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Meaning of katkop | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Part of a loaf of bread.
    South-Africa
  2. A snack consisting of part of a loaf of bread hollowed out and filled with French fries.
    South-Africa

Examples

“For supper, Coloured and Indian prisoners received a quarter loaf of bread (known as a katkop, that is, a cat's head, after the shape of the bread) and a slab of margarine.”
“I was given a rail warrant for two days' third-class travel by train to Harrismith. I was also given two katkops. In my relief and gladness I handed them to a convict working in the office.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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