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boerewors

British  
/ ˈbʊərəˌvɔs /

noun

  1. a highly seasoned traditional sausage made from minced or pounded meat

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of boerewors

Afrikaans

Example Sentences

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It takes inspiration from a spiced South African coiled sausage, boerewors and brings that unique flavor to an American audience in a very accessible way.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2023

Peter of Philadelphia, a reader who loved the Dutraive with boerewors, a South African sausage, also did not see much potential for aging in the Dutraive.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2021

SA Braai makes a good case with their boerewors and with this chutney, sweet with onions, peaches, apricots and apples, touched with chili heat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 25, 2016

A table was spread with a breakfast of sweet pastries, little tubs of yogurt and a steaming tray of boerewors, a pungent, coarse-cut country sausage that South Africans extol but do not always eat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2013

I threw some boerewors sausage and scrambled eggs on the stove.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2012

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