kaalgat

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans kaalgat.

Adjective

kaalgat (not comparable)

1. (South Africa) stark naked.

Translations

bare-arsed

• Afrikaans: kaalgat (af)
• French: cul-nu (fr), nu-le-cul

stark naked

• Dutch: piemelnaakt (nl), spiernaakt (nl)

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kaalgat (noun), the adjective is an Afrikaans development. Equivalent kaal (“naked”) +‎ gat (“hole, butt, backside”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

kaalgat (attributive kaalgat, not comparable)

1. bare-arse; stark naked

Noun

kaalgat (plural kaalgatte, diminutive kaalgatjie)

1. a naked person

See also

• kaalstert

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of kaal (“bald, bare”) +‎ gat (“hole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaːl.ɣɑt/
• Hyphenation: kaal‧gat

Noun

kaalgat m (plural kaalgaten, diminutive kaalgaatje n)

1. (obsolete, figuratively) an extremely poor person, a poor sod