veld
Meaning
The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/vɛlt/
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans veld, or from its etymon Dutch veld (“field; open country”) (formerly spelled veldt), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *felþuz (“field, plain”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”). Doublet of field.
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