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middelmannetjie.

A ridge between ruts made by wheels in a dirt or gravel road.

15 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɪd(ə)lˌmanəki/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɪd(ə)lˌmanətʃi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɪd(ə)lˌmænəki/General-American/ˈmɪd(ə)lˌmænət͡ʃi/General-American
  1. A ridge between ruts made by wheels in a dirt or gravel road.

    South-Africa
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Afrikaans middelmannetjie (“little man in the middle”) (analysable as middel (“middle”) + man (“man”) + -etjie (“diminutive suffix”)), from Dutch middel (“middle”) + mannetje (“a short man”) (from man (“man”) + -etje, a variant of -tje (diminutive suffix)).

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