veldskoen

 
Pronunciation: /ˈfɛltskʊn, ˈfɛls-/
(South African also velskoen /ˈfɛlskʊn/)

noun

  • a strong suede or leather shoe or boot.
  • South African used as a symbol of conservative or reactionary attitudes: [as modifier]: he is a veldskoen bitter-ender

Origin:

Afrikaans, from Dutch veld 'field' or vel 'skin, hide' + schoen 'shoe'