| Bäckerei | bakery |
| Buchter | bay-dweller |
| CCF | Cheetah Conservation Fund |
| calcrete | silvery white lime-rich deposit |
| caul | covering of birth sac over infant’s head; in some peoples, it is highly regarded, indicating that the child has a special gift |
| handlanger | assistant |
| kaross | skin blanket made from wild animals, normally jackals and other small veld animals |
| klick | kilometre |
| laager | encampment of wagons |
| likkered | an Americanism meaning to get someone drunk, as in “liquored” |
| mangelwurzel | type of beet, with yellow root |
| moer-in, have the | to be fed-up |
| Oktoberfest | annual German beer festival |
| padrão | Portuguese stone cross |
| platteland | rural area |
| ratpacks | army issue ration packs |
| skink | species of lizard |
| Sperrgebiet | prohibited area |
| Star dune | star-shaped dune (wind from all sides forms it into a star shape – best appreciated from the air) |
| sugar Jones | sugar craving |
| tilapia | species of fish |
| Tingatinga | Tanzanian artist, Edward Said Tingatinga, whose work was characterised by colourful animal motifs done in high-gloss paints and enamels |
| veldskoen | type of hardy shoe |