Definitions For Aasvogel

Noun

AASVOGEL (plural AASVOGELs) (South Africa, rare, literary) vulture, vulture. First attested in the mid 19th century.

Usage notes

This word has no currency in modern South African English. It has been used by writers Rider Haggard, John Buchan and Saki to lend colour and authenticity to their works.

See also

{{specieslite, Aegypiinae}}

Alternative forms

{{alter, en, aasvoel}}

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, af, aasvogel, , vulture}} (obsolete), from aas, , carrion + vogel, , bird, from {{der, en, nl, -}}.{{R:SOED5, page=2}}{{R:MW3 1976, page=3}} Cognate {{cog, af, aasvoël}}