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bone

noun

LanguageAfrikaans (South Africa)

Meaning
  1. plural of boon
  2. beans
  3. The plural form of bean, a type of edible seed often used in cooking.
Examples

Ons eet vanaand bone vir aandete.

We are eating beans for dinner tonight.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteNote that while the source lists 'plural of boon', in common Afrikaans usage 'bone' most commonly refers to the vegetable.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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