bakkie

Meaning

Noun

• A small bowl or container, sometimes with a cover such as a Tupperware container.
• A small pick-up truck or ute, generally open and sometimes fitted with a removable canopy, but distinct from an enclosed van and a large truck.

Origin

• Borrowed from Afrikaans bakkie, and then either:
• ; or
• from Afrikaans bak (from Dutch bak; see above) + -ie.