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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PADKOS

Afrikaans, literally: road food.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PADKOS

padkos  [ˈpadˌkɒs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PADKOS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Padkos is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PADKOS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of padkos in the English dictionary

The definition of padkos in the dictionary is snacks and provisions for a journey.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PADKOS


arccos
ˈɑːkˌkɒs
askos
ˈæskɒs
Catholicos
kəˈθɒlɪkɒs
cos
kɒs
coss
kɒs
dolichos
ˈdɒlɪˌkɒs
Marcos
ˈmɑːkɒs
Niarchos
nɪˈɑːkɒs
promachos
ˈprɒməkɒs
saccos
ˈsækɒs
sakkos
ˈsækɒs
sekos
ˈsiːkɒs
stichos
ˈstɪkɒs
theotokos
θɪˈɒtəˌkɒs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PADKOS

paddy wagon
paddy-last
paddymelon
paddywack
paddywhack
padella
pademelon
Paderborn
Paderewski
Padishah
padlock
padma
Padma Shri
padnag
padouk
Padova
padre
Padre Pio
padrone
padroni

WORDS THAT END LIKE PADKOS

Amos
Barbados
Barros
Campos
Carlos
chaos
Comoros
Davos
Eos
Gros
Jos
Juan Carlos
kos
Lagos
Laos
logos
Negros
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pros
Santos

Synonyms and antonyms of padkos in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «padkos» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PADKOS

Find out the translation of padkos to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of padkos from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «padkos» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

padkos
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

padkos
570 millions of speakers

English

padkos
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

padkos
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

padkos
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

padkos
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

padkos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

padkos
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

padkos
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Padkos
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

padkos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

padkos
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

padkos
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Padhas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

padkos
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

padkos
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅडकोस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

padkos
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

padkos
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

padkos
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

padkos
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

padkos
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

padkos
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

padkos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

padkos
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

padkos
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of padkos

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PADKOS»

The term «padkos» is normally little used and occupies the 115.649 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PADKOS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «padkos» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «padkos» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about padkos

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PADKOS»

Discover the use of padkos in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to padkos and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Letters from Robben Island: A Selection of Ahmed Kathrada's ...
Padkos: Literally "food for the road. "There being no restaurants or cafes open to the black population, it was common for people to pack food hampers to last the entire journey. i No. 13, Kholvad House, Market Street, Johannesburg, in which ...
Ahmad M. Kathrada, Robert Vassen, 2000
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Make a Skyf, Man!
The major says Let him eat, and hands over from the front seat this big square biscuit tin of padkos packed by Mejuffrou Op't Boud, and Jorrie opens it and hands it to me. It's full of boeries and skaap tjops and buttered white rolls and a little tub ...
Harold Strachan, 2004
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Feathers & Furs
But he was always offered something from the cake tins in which the padkos was packed. Padkos usually consisted of sandwiches witheggand mayonnaise, Marmite, cheese, or peanut butter and jam fillings.Other tins would have some ...
Beulah Andrews-Greyling, 2011
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The Book of the Mainyo-i-khard: The Pazand and Sanskrit ...
33 Pas afibar e a kuneshn i volt ke ewar peda ku stadan ne shayad, 34 u ka pa e raineshn awar nigerid, 35 pa khard q&stari, aii- dar in geha, shahar shahar u padkos padkos farnaft ; 36 u ezh har kesh u garoishni i esha marduma, yasha pa  ...
Nairiusangha, Edward William West, 1871
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An Academic Life Over Continents: Reflections of an ...
The custom was, therefore, to stop in Meiringspoort alongside the rivulet in order to drink a cup of coffee, eat a sandwich, or whatever Eating padkos in Meiringspoort. was Prepared as Padkos ' food for the road - before engaging the heat and ...
Hercules Booysen, 2007
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Drama for a New South Africa: Seven Plays
Now I'd just peeled an old squashed frog off the road — padkos . . . paddakos . . . padkos! (food for the road . . . frog food . . . road food!) Some maniac in a big red, fast car had been past. [Noise and demonstration of car running overfrog] But I ...
David Graver, 1999
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Life Less Lived: A Passage Through Burnout and Depression In ...
I enjoy driving and normally look forward to long road trips — there is something so deliciously liberating about setting off somewhere with a tank full of petrol, a bag of padkos, 19 and the anticipation of experiences to come, leaving one's ...
Richard Hawkey, 2011
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Principles and Practice of South African Lexicography
Afrikaans has a word for this concept, i.e. padkos. English has no single word for it. This is a linguistic gap. A referential gap can be postulated where a lexical item from language A has no translation equivalent in language B because the ...
R. H. Gouws, D. J. Prinsloo, 2005
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The book of the Mainyô-i-khard: the Pazand and Sansk. texts, ...
-^jVu^gjii^g) . padireshn, fut. part, of padiraftan. padkos [padkos] ^ySi^f. n. 1,35. a province, a district; s. dish, p. »0. padmokhtan, v. to put on, to wear, to dress in, to clothe one's self in; pres. 3d pi. padmozheiid [padmozheiid, padmozhcnd, ...
Mainyô-i-khard, Naïriusaṅgha, 1871
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The Art of the South African Insult
Chapter 11 From padkos to Putco: on the road “Anyone under the age of 70 who pretends not to be interested in cars is either lying or should be pronounced brain dead.” David Bullard. South Africans love cars. Here, you are what you drive.
Sarah Britten, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PADKOS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term padkos is used in the context of the following news items.
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Say #helloweekend in Cape Town
Pack some “padkos” and stop at the many viewing points along the way to catch a glimpse of these gentle giants of the ocean. Walk the ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
2
Going on holiday? Don't forget the meds
Padkos” is a must – it saves money and limits you buying junk food and sugary snacks. * Complement your main meals with fresh fruit, nuts ... «Independent Online, Jun 15»
3
SAMA 2015: Beatenberg, AKA, Nyovest among winners
Tony Cox - Padkos University of Pretoria - Phoenix Camerata Wouter Kellerman - Winds of Samsara (winner) Best Traditional Faith Album «Pulse Nigeria, Apr 15»
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Durban Gig Guide - April 17, 2015
A press release states that the Padkos material is Cox's mostly instrumental homage to great South African composers and includes songs like ... «Independent Online, Apr 15»
5
Cairo to the Cape Flats: The Journey Begins
From the decor in the apartment, to her mom constantly wanting to feed us, even packing padkos for our day trip to Alexandria. This devout ... «Daily Maverick, Apr 15»
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Acoustic guitar legend Tony Cox in KZN
The Padkos material is Cox's mostly instrumental homage to great South African composers and includes songs like Juluka's Impi, Bright Blue's ... «Artslink.co.za News, Apr 15»
7
When birds of a feather flock together
... had suggested that their migration coincided with a similar migration by dragonflies – allowing the falcons to snatch a bit of “padkos” en route. «Independent Online, Mar 15»
8
5 things you can fit in the Ford Connect
So, they pack you padkos for what seems like the rest of the year. With the Connect, you could probably take a year's supply of padkos with you. «Citizen, Mar 15»
9
Andre Brink opened my teenage eyes
I think it gave me some kind of padkos that could last me for the rest of my life.” And of course there was the sex in Orgie – what was there not to ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Feb 15»
10
Lunchbox tales
We'd pigged out on it, but there was still quite a lot left, so they wrapped up some prawn hand rolls for us to take along as padkos. The hand ... «Times LIVE, Jan 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Padkos [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/padkos>. Apr 2024 ».
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