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spanspek
spanspek S. Afr. (ˈspænspɛk) Also spanspec, sponspe(c)k. [ad. Afrikaans spaanspek sweet melon, f. Du. Spaans(ch)e Spanish + spek bacon.] = cantaloup.[1731 G. Medley tr. Kolb's Descr. Cape Good Hope II. 277 Melo Hispanicus. i.e. The Spanish or Musk-Melon. The Musk Melons, produc'd at the Cape, are as... Oxford English Dictionary
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Cantaloupe
melon of the C. melo species, including the netted muskmelon which is called cantaloupe in North America, rockmelon in Australia and New Zealand, and spanspek wikipedia.org
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Bushpig
Other favourite agricultural crops are beans, peas, groundnuts, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, potatoes, carrots, pineapple, spanspek, watermelon, nuts, alfalfa wikipedia.org
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Juana María de los Dolores de León Smith
Lady Smith is sometimes said to have introduced the cantaloupe (Cucumis melo cantalupensis) to South Africa, where it is known as spanspek (or spanspec wikipedia.org
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sweet
▪ I. sweet, n. (swiːt) Forms: see next. [sweet a. used subst.] 1. a. That which is sweet to the taste; something having a sweet taste. Chiefly poet.a 1300 Cursor M. 7126 Of þe etand þe mete vt sprang, And þe suete vte o þe strang. Ibid. 23979 He dranc þe sure and i þe suete. 1390 Gower Conf. I. 82 F... Oxford English Dictionary
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List of South African English regionalisms
spanspek a cantaloupe spaza an informal trading post/convenience store found in townships and remote areas standard besides other meanings, used to wikipedia.org
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