vrot

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Afrikaans vrot (rotten).

Adjective

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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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Afrikaans

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /frɔt/
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Adjective

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vrot (attributive vrot, comparative vrotter, superlative vrotste)

  1. rotten

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) to rot