vrot

vrot

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from Afrikaans vrot (rotten).

    Adjective

    vrot (comparative more vrot, superlative most vrot)

    1. (South Africa) rotten
      • 1979, South African journal of science, volumes 75-76, page 399:
        The mycologist Raper found and isolated one of the very best strains of penicillin-producing fungus happily growing on a vrot spanspek at his local greengrocer []
      • 1994, Ella Mary Macphail, Ugogo and other stories from South Africa, page 33:
        The leader who was a bit older than the others - his two front teeth were missing - kicked her legs when she caught him and he said she was a vrot banana also because she was a girl also.

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    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Dutch verrotten, verrot. Compare also verrot, from the same source.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /frɔt/
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    Adjective

    vrot (attributive vrot, comparative vrotter, superlative vrotste)

    1. rotten

    Verb

    vrot (present vrot, present participle vrottende, past participle vrot)

    1. (intransitive) to rot