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Meaning of wag-'n-bietjie in English:

wag-'n-bietjie

noun

South African

  • Any of a number of shrubs bearing strong curved thorns.

    a plant related to asparagus (genus Asparagus, family Liliaceae, in particular A. capensis).
    a wait-a-bit.

    • ‘Ziziphus mucronata, or as it is more frequently known, the wag-'n-bietjie tree represents life as we know it.’

Pronunciation

wag-'n-bietjie

/ˈvaɡənbɪki/ /ˈvaɡənbɪtʃi/

Origin

Late 18th century from Afrikaans, literally ‘wait a bit’.