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Melktert

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Melk tert (Milk tart)

"Grandma's melktert recipe (Grandma's milk tart recipe)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇿🇦 South Africa
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April 2026

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Melktert is a colloquial term used in African communities.

Melktert 🇳🇦 Namibia

Okeke yomashini / milk tart (Milk tart)

"Ouma makes the best melktert. (Grandma makes the best milk tart.)"

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Melktert

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Melktert 🇳🇦 Namibia

Okeke yomashini / milk tart (Milk tart)

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