jonkmanskas

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans jonk (“young”) + mans (“men('s)”) + kas (“cupboard”).

Noun

jonkmanskas (plural not attested)

1. (South Africa) A cupboard with two drawers on top.
   • 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 160:

     He was standing beside the old Cape yellowwood jonkmanskas which I'd changed into a cocktail cabinet.