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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POTJIE

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PRONUNCIATION OF POTJIE

potjie  [ˈpɔɪkiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POTJIE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Potjie 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 POTJIE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dutch oven

A Dutch oven is a thick-walled cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid. Dutch ovens have been used as cooking vessels for hundreds of years. They are called casserole dishes in English speaking countries other than the USA, and cocottes in French. They are similar to both the Japanese tetsunabe and the Sač, a traditional Balkan cast-iron oven, and are related to the South African Potjie and the Australian Bedourie oven.

Definition of potjie in the English dictionary

The definition of potjie in the dictionary is a three-legged iron pot used for cooking over a wood fire.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POTJIE


ake
ˈɑːkiː
apres-ski
ˌæpreɪˈskiː
ASCII
ˈæskiː
boykie
ˈbɔɪkiː
Cherokee
ˈtʃɛrəˌkiː
croquis
krɒˈkiː
Hawaiki
ˈhɑːwaɪkiː
jet-ski
dʒet skiː
key
kiː
marquee
mɑːˈkiː
Milwaukee
mɪlˈwɔːkiː
Nike
ˈnaɪkiː
patiki
pɑːteɪkiː
quay
kiː
sickee
ˈsɪkiː
ski
skiː
Tajiki
tɑːˈdʒɪkiː
Torquay
ˌtɔːˈkiː
turnkey
ˈtɜːnˌkiː
Waikiki
ˈwaɪkɪˌkiː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POTJIE

potholing
pothook
pothouse
pothunter
pothunting
potiche
potichomania
potin
potion
Potiphar
potlatch
potlike
potline
potluck dinner
potman
potmen
Potomac
potometer
potoroo
potpie

WORDS THAT END LIKE POTJIE

barbie
Basse-Normandie
boertjie
Chunjie
cookie
die
hoodie
hottie
ie
laat lammetjie
lie
lingerie
Marie
middelmannetjie
mosbolletjie
movie
naartjie
pie
tie
vie

Synonyms and antonyms of potjie in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «potjie» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POTJIE

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

Translator English - Chinese

potjie
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

potjie
570 millions of speakers

English

potjie
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

potjie
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

potjie
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

potjie
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Potjie
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

potjie
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

potjie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Potjie
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Potjie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

potjie
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

potjie
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Potjie
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

potjie
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

potjie
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोझी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

potjie
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

potjie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

potjie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

potjie
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

potjie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

potjie
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

potjie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

potjie
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

potjie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of potjie

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POTJIE»

The term «potjie» is regularly used and occupies the 98.970 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POTJIE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «potjie» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «potjie» 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 potjie

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POTJIE»

Discover the use of potjie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to potjie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Potjiekos Favourites
Sannie Smit. potjie and this will give the dish an unpleasant taste. Food cooked in wine should never be left in the potjie for too long. The same applies to dishes containing vinegar. The. Fire. There is no doubt that potjiekos should be ...
Sannie Smit, 2000
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West Coast Cookbook:
u -o.iuim.s The secret of this 'potjie' {three-legged, cast-iron pot recipe) is not to stir the contents after the fish and other seafood have been added. j '1 (45 ml) oil 3 onions, sliced into rings 1 sweet pepper, chopped j cloves garlic, cut into strips  ...
Ina Paarman, 2003
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Beste Sa Braai Resepte
Vervvyder uit potjie en hou eenkant. Braai platrib bruin in spek- vleisvet, voeg ui by en braai tot deursky- nend. Geur met sout, peper en neut en voeg lourierblare by. Verhit wyn en vleisaf- treksel saam in 'n klein pannetjie en giet vloeistof oor ...
Christa Kirstein, Willie van Heerden, Christa Kirstein, 1996
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On the Coals
II , • • oljio A potjie is a way of cooking meals in a three-legged or flat cast-iron pot. Potjies that do not require curing or special preparation before use are available these days. After use, wash the pot with soap and water and rinse well. Dry the ...
Heilie Pienaar, 2000
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The 4x4 Safari Cookbook
Remember, lifting the lid will cause the potjie to lose heat, so don't lift it unnecessarily. Once again, experience is required to know how long the bread will take to bake, and it depends on the amount and quality of coals used. Coals that are too ...
Rita Van Dyk, 2006
6
South African (SA) Traditional Food Recipes
A Potjie Kos is a meal cooked in an iron pot overthe fire. The way to cook a potjie is usually very slow. Many types of meat can be used for a potjie but here we have chosen one of the favorites - oxtail. Ingredients: 2 large oxtails, cut into joints ...
Dr.Phillip Botha
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In Fusion
Heat the butter and the olive oil in a potjie. Fry the onions together with the peppercorns until light golden, and add the mustard seeds and bay leaves. Fry for a few seconds and add the olives, salami and garlic. When the salami starts to colour ...
Shane Sauvage, 2009
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Traditional South African Cooking
GUINEAFOWL. AND. CHICKEN. POTJIE. A mixture of wild and domestic birds makes this stew different and delicious. Guineafowl and Chicken Potjie, Braised Guineafowl and Game Bird Pie. three appetising ways with game birds.
Magdaleen Van Wyk, Pat Barton, 2007
9
Cooking on the Move: Scrumptious Easy Recipes for Camp Oven, ...
Scrumptious Easy Recipes for Camp Oven, Camp Fire, Smoking, Barbecue/grill, Slow Cooking Andrea Prickett, Bill Classon. SEAFOOD POTJIE ROAST CHICKEN WITH VEGETABLES CHICKEN BAKE. Serves 6-8 PREPARATION TIME I0 ...
Andrea Prickett, Bill Classon, 2011
10
Conquering America: Tales of an Immigrant
... you use over the fire to cook the food in it. That, my dear Americans, is known as a pot, a potjie—a three—legged potjie, or a cast iron potjie to be more specific. It originated from the Dutch and is therefore otherwise known as a Dutch oven.
Henriette Ozimek, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POTJIE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term potjie is used in the context of the following news items.
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St Cathryn's news
There was chicken potjie for the Friday night and scrambled eggs for the early Saturday breakfast. Lunch was a massive burger, the size of a ... «News24, Jul 15»
2
Country living's gone contemporary in this Plett farmhouse
A lovingly illustrated, leather-covered "Merlin's book" sits to the left of the kitchen's open hearth, and inside are recipes for venison potjie, ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
3
You Can Bet On The July!
Stable talk, rumours, bargains galore but also disappointments and deception have been thrown into the potjie that is this year's Vodacom ... «Sporting Post, Jul 15»
4
Café Ganesh: New South Africa (on a Plate)
... see dancing in the kitchen, told us, “You can't leave town without trying Aggie's lamb shank potjie.” The stew is slow-cooked in a cast-iron pot, ... «Culinary Backstreets, Jul 15»
5
Young people can save our precious water
It is said that South Africa is a big, warm potjie of culture, and BLM is where potjiekos is. In these competitions, pupils bravely squared off with ... «The New Age Online, Jun 15»
6
Book review: Jan Braai's "Red Hot" is hot hot hot
The macaroni cheese potjie recipe will leave everyone – excluding the vegans – reaching for their potjies to put on an open flame. The cheese ... «TheSouthAfrican, May 15»
7
Not Bread Alone: Celebrating South African food and wine
Our menu, the result of online research and culinary curiosity, featured Chicken Curry Potjie as the main course. South African food is at the ... «Thehour.com, May 15»
8
DA - Officially the Most Progressive Party in the World
Not surprising since our sunny shores host a veritable potjie of racial and ethnic diversity – the eighth most diverse in the world in fact. «News24, May 15»
9
A sad day indeed
Obituary: Lepel van Potjie, born 25 December 2002 – passed away 10 May 2015. I shall miss you, old friend. We've done a lot of stirring ... «News24, May 15»
10
Feeling like seafood potjie this Autumn?
A seafood potjie calls for a beautifully chilled white wine that's sufficiently versatile to be enjoyed on its own while the fire is burning down but ... «Mzansi Life, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Potjie [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/potjie>. May 2024 ».
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