This is a list of words used in mainstream South African English but not usually found in other dialects of the English language. For internationally common English words of South African origin, see List of English words of Afrikaans origin. A-B aikhona (informal) meaning ''no'' or ''hell no'' Amasi fermented milk, sometimes called maas. bakkie a utility truck or pickup truck. Can also mean a small basin or other container. bergie (informal) refers to a particular subculture of vagrants in Cape Town (from Afrikaans berg (mountain), originally referring to vagrants who sheltered in the forests of Table Mountain). Increasingly used in other cities to mean a vagrant of any description. The term hobo is also used for homeless vagrants. bioscope, bio cinema; movie theatre (now dated) biltong cured meat, similar to jerky bladdy (informal) occasionally heard South African version of bloody (the predominantly heard form), from the Cape Coloured/Afrikaans blerrie, itself a corruption of the English word boerewors traditional sausage (from Afrikaans "farmer’s sausage"), usually made with a mixture of course-ground beef and pork and seasoned with spices such as coriander. Droëwors is boerewors with vinegar added as a preservative that has been cured similar to biltong. boy in addition to its normal meaning, an archaic and derogatory term for a male domestic servant of colour, for example, a gardener may be called a garden boy (not uncommon) braai a barbecue, to barbecue buck a rand, referring to the Springbok that is featured on the South African R1-coin (one rand coin). bundu, bundus a wilderness region, remote from cities (from Shona bundo, meaning grasslands) bunny chow loaf of bread filled with curry, speciality of Durban, particularly Indian South Africans also called a kota by black South Africans, on account of it commonly being sold in a quarter loaf of bread (see also spatlo). bokkie originally referring to a baby antelope. It refers to a nubile (often Afrikaner) white girl, and it can also be applied as a pet-name between lovers. C-E cafe when pronounced refers to a convenience store not a coffee shop (originally such stores sold coffee and other basic items) called a tea room by Durbanites. checkers A plastic carrier bag, named after the South African grocery chain ‘Checkers’. china (informal) a friend, abbreviated Cockney rhyming slang, "china plate", for "mate" e.g. "Howzit my China?" circle Used to refer to the shape but also used to refer to