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Potjie

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Jul 17, 2025 · 2 definitions
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Potjie definition 1

A cast-iron pot, or a stew made in it (cooked slowly over coals).

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Jul 17, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Potjie definition 2

Three-legged pot stew (Traditional stew)

"Making potjie this weekend. (Making traditional pot stew this weekend.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

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🇿🇦 South Africa
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July 2025

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Potjie 🇳🇦 Namibia

Three-legged pot stew (Traditional stew)

"Making potjie this weekend. (Making traditional pot stew this weekend.)"

Pootjie is a colloquial term used in African communities.

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Potjie 🇳🇦 Namibia

Three-legged pot stew (Traditional stew)

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