gogga

See also: Gogga

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans gogga, from a Khoe language. Compare Khoekhoe xoxo-i.

Pronunciation

Noun

gogga (plural goggas)

  1. (South Africa) Insect.

Afrikaans

FWOTD – 5 April 2018

Etymology

From a Khoe language. Compare Khoekhoe xoxo-i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈχɔ.χa/
  • (file)

Noun

gogga (plural goggas)

  1. bug, insect
    • 2014, Elsa Drotsky, 'n Vrou vir Emile, LAPA Uitgewers.
      Sy verloor gou belanstelling in die wriemelende goggas en kom orent, haar oë sommer vanself al weer op soek na Emile.
      She quickly loses interest in the wriggling bugs and goes upright, her eyes already searching for Emile on their own.

See also

Icelandic

Verb

gogga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative goggaði, supine goggað)

  1. to peck

Conjugation

Derived terms

Noun

gogga

  1. indefinite genitive plural of goggur
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