doek

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doek

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Borrowed from Afrikaans doek (“cloth”), from Dutch doek, from Middle Dutch doec, from Old Dutch *duok, from Proto-West Germanic *dōk, from Proto-Germanic *dōkaz. Doublet of duck.

noun doeke · doeks

South Africa A cloth.
South Africa A kopdoek: a kerchief or bandanna worn as a head covering. He said: “What have you got that filthy doek on your head for?”

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@misc{doek_2026,
  title = {doek},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doek},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}