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  • noun South Africa Dough leavened with the must of grapes used for making rusks.
  • noun South Africa A biscuit made of mosbolletjie dough.

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Afrikaans mos ("must") + biskuit ("biscuit").

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  • In South Africa, a small, round, semisweet bun, made with a yeast of partially fermented grape or raisin juice, often flavored with anise seed, and eaten fresh or dried.

    October 1, 2008