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koos

English translation: chamber pot


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Afrikaans term or phrase:koos
English translation:chamber pot
Entered by: Anita du Plessis
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13:47 Jan 2, 2010
Afrikaans to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / poetry
Afrikaans term or phrase: koos
in a poem by Loftus Marais again:
in die slaapkamer met sy vuil lakens en retro koos
hang ’n landskapportret
realisties, en skeef.
Lindsay Edwards
Local time: 23:59
chamber pot
Explanation:
According to the text this is an image of a typical farm bedroom, complete with the retro chamber pot usually placed under the bed!
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Anita du Plessis
South Africa
Local time: 23:59
Grading comment
many thanks again!
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4 +1chamber pot
Anita du Plessis


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
chamber pot


Explanation:
According to the text this is an image of a typical farm bedroom, complete with the retro chamber pot usually placed under the bed!

Anita du Plessis
South Africa
Local time: 23:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in AfrikaansAfrikaans
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
many thanks again!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Samuel Murray: HAT confirms "koos" as slang word for a chamberpot, though I have never heard it used this way before.
31 mins
  -> Dankie, woord baie algemeen gebruik in my ouma se huis.
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Jan 7, 2010 - Changes made by Anita du Plessis:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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