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boerbull

Syllabification: (boer·bull)

(also boerbul)
Definition of boerbull

noun

South African
  • a large dog crossbred from the mastiff and indigenous African dogs.

Origin:

1960s: from Afrikaans boerboel, from boer (commonly applied to indigenous plants and animals) + boel, from Dutch bul (as in bulhond 'mastiff')

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