smutsie

Afrikaans

Etymology

Named after Jan Smuts.

Two smutsies with one having been cut open to show the filling

Noun

smutsie (plural smutsies)

1. smutsie; a type of apricot jam-filled tartlet

   Synonyms: Smutskoekie, Generaal Smutskoekie, Jan Smutskoekie

See also

• hertzoggie

Further reading

• Fourie, Danny (2018 August) “hertzoggies • smutsies • tweegevreetjies”, in Jana Luther & Fred Pheiffer, editors, Die tale wat ons praat (in Afrikaans), Penguin Random House South Africa, →ISBN, page 70