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— English word —

• rooinek n. (South Africa, derogatory, ethnic slur) An Englishman, or a South African that speaks English as opposed to Afrikaans.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Afrikaans
  • rooinek n. An Englishman, originally specifically a British soldier during the Boer wars, but by the early 20th…

— In Dutch —

• rooinek n. (Militair) (geschiedenis) Britse soldaat in Zuid-Afrika tijdens…

— In French —

• Rooinek n.m. (Désuet) (Familier) Désignait un Anglais en Afrique du…

25 English words from 2 English definitions

Africa African Afrikaans as␣opposed␣to Boer British but derogatory during early English Englishman ethnic opposed originally slur soldier South South␣Africa South␣African speaks specifically that the wars

2 English words from 2 foreign definitions

Afrika Zuid

11 foreign words from 2 foreign definitions

Afrique Anglais Britse Désignait Désuet Familier geschiedenis Militair soldaat tijdens Zuid-Afrika

2 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

rooineks rooinekke

7 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

-ine nek NEK Ooi OOI roo 'roo

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ken Ken Ken. Kenio- NIO

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

nookier

7 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

hooker-in neokoroi Oerlikon rein␣hook rooineck rooineks Sorokine

11 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

kerion kernoi Kieron Kooner Koorie krooni nookie Noriko oinker oneiro- rookie

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

rooineck

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