kombi

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kombi

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Genericized trademark from the Volkswagen Kombi, a brand of minivans. Borrowed from German Kombi and, in South Africa, reinforced by Afrikaans kombi.

noun kombis

Australia A minivan. Travelling in a fried-out kombi / On a hippie trailhead full of zombie
South Africa, Zimbabwe A minibus (sixteen-seater vehicle used as a taxi).

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@misc{kombi_2026,
  title = {kombi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kombi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}