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‖ vaaljapie S. Afr.|ˈfɑːljɑːpɪ|
Also Vaal Japie.
[Afrikaans, lit. ‘tawny Jake’, f. as Du. vaal pale + japie dim. of the name Jaap f. Jakob.]
Rough young wine, inferior wine.
1945Cape Times 21 May, What I say is ‘Come quick, go quick,’ and Vaal Japie is my best friend. 1949L. G. Green Land of Afternoon 59 Young wine, not matured but about six months old, is known as Vaaljapie... It takes its name from its tawny colour though some varieties are red. 1958Cape Times 29 Nov. 1/5 Some woodcutters..made him drunk on vaaljapie and called the police while he was asleep. 1968D. J. Opperman Spirit of Vine 242 Brandy and vaaljapie have always had an irresistible attraction for these people. 1975Stand. Encycl. S. Afr. XI. 464/2 The wine ration given by farmers to their labourers..is referred to as ‘boys' wine’, or ‘vaaljapie’. |