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  • noun Plural form of koeksister.

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Examples

  • The letter's wide-ranging complaints included a reference to the continued appearance of "boerekos" such as koeksisters on the dining-room menu, and the closure of the library to the public now that blacks were free to visit parliament.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1995

  • Her mother made traditional French apple tarts so flaky and fabulous that Mom, who had a sweet tooth, could never wait to drive me to her house at the weekends, and Freddie and the apple tarts—along with milk tarts sprinkled with cinnamon, deep-fried twists of batter dipped in syrup, known as koeksisters, and Snowballs, chocolate and coconut–coated marshmallows from Woollie’s Woolworth’s—became the highlights of my stay in Cape Town.

    Rainbow’s End Lauren St John 2007

  • Her mother made traditional French apple tarts so flaky and fabulous that Mom, who had a sweet tooth, could never wait to drive me to her house at the weekends, and Freddie and the apple tarts—along with milk tarts sprinkled with cinnamon, deep-fried twists of batter dipped in syrup, known as koeksisters, and Snowballs, chocolate and coconut–coated marshmallows from Woollie’s Woolworth’s—became the highlights of my stay in Cape Town.

    Rainbow’s End Lauren St John 2007

  • SA (their syrupy, plaited "koeksisters," sort of like a donut with a hard shell, are delicious), and

    Slashfood Nadine Rubin 2010

  • December 13th, 2009 1: 30pm and to think that we have sent our best and brightest to this 'verdompte' country (uk) to escape the 'affirmative action' bs - makes me weep into my plate of koeksisters.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • Best eaten cold, koeksisters are very sticky and sweet and taste like honey.

    itti bitti birdwatching - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009

  • Hmmm, wut abowt sum koeksisters wiv hunnee insted ov teh tradisionul syrup?

    itti bitti birdwatching - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009

  • "The best weapon is to sit down and talk," he said as he emerged from tea and koeksisters with the frail widow of former prime minister Dr Hendrik Verwoerd, commonly regarded as one of the architects of apartheid.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1995

  • Asked by Sapa over tea and koeksisters what her plans were,

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1995

  • But regardless of who wins, local cuisine takes center stage as the hotel's executive chef has prepared a menu of pure South African creations, from homemade venison biltong and droëwors to traditional koeksisters, jam tertjies and peppermint crisp tarts.

    The Lobby from SPG 2010

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