skyf
English
Etymology
Afrikaans
Noun
skyf (plural skyfs)
- (South Africa, slang) A cigarette.
- 2004, A. K. Thembeka, Laduma (page 11)
- Laduma rolls himself a skyf. It's cheap Swazi and rakes the lungs, but it's skyf nonetheless.
- 2010, Lauren Beukes, Zoo City (page 307)
- Vendors walk up and down the line of cars selling warm cold-drinks and chips, single skyfs or packs of Remington Gold.
- 2004, A. K. Thembeka, Laduma (page 11)
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch schijf, from Middle Dutch skive.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skəif/
Noun
skyf (plural skywe)
- slice
- disk