English

Adjective

lekker ‎(comparative more lekker, superlative most lekker)

1. (South Africa) Tasty, nice, fun, great.
2. (South Africa) Good in a generic sense, worthy, functional.
   • 1998, Leon Schuster, Leon Schuster's lekker, thick South African joke book‎, page 164:
     The other men ask why he's crying, when he's got such a lekker car. The guy shakes his head and says, "I just saw my wife, and she was driving a skateboard."

Derived terms

• lekker lewe

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch lekker, akin to German lecker.

Adjective

lekker ‎(attributive lekker or lekkere, comparative lekkerder, superlative lekkerste)

1. having a nice taste, tasty, good, delicious

   Die kos het lekker gesmaak.‎

   The food tasted nice.

2. good, fun, nice in a more generic sense

   Lekker tye.‎

   Fun times

3. (informal) foxy, sexy

   Kyk na daai lekker ding‎

   Look at that foxy lady

Usage notes

The attribute form lekkere is considered somewhat archaic and only used for emphasis to show how good something is.

Derived terms

Adverb

lekker

1. good, nice, fun in a more generic sense.

   Ons het lekker gespeel.‎

   We played nicely. / We had a great time playing.

2. good and hard or properly, badly

   Hy was lekker ingeloop.‎

   He was swindled badly. / He was properly swindled

Interjection

lekker

1. yum!, yummy!, delicious!
2. goody! hah!, used sarcastically to show disapproval, disrepect or contempt

   Lekker! Jy wou mos!‎

   You just wanted to do that, huh?

Noun

lekker ‎(plural lekkers, diminutive lekkertjie)

1. sweet, a piece of candy
2. (uncountable) pleasure, enjoyment

Synonyms

• (candy): lekkergoed
• (enjoyment, pleasure): genot
• (pleasure): lekkerte
• (pleasure, satisfaction): plesier

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.kər/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lecker, derived from the verb lekken ‎(“lick”) (Dutch likken). Cognate to German lecker, Afrikaans lekker, Middle Low German lecker, Norwegian lekker, Swedish läcker and Danish lækker. More at lick.

Adjective

lekker ‎(comparative lekkerder, superlative lekkerst)

1. Having a nice taste, tasty, delectable.

   Het eten is weer lekker vandaag, mam! — The dinner is tasty again today, mum!

2. Good, nice, pleasant in a more generic sense.

   Lekker weer! — Nice weather!

3. (colloquial) Hot, sexy, physically attractive.

   Hij is zo'n lekker ding! — He's such a hottie!

   Hé, lekkere meid! — Hey, sexy girl!

Inflection

Derived terms

Adjective

lekker

1. Comparative form of lek

Anagrams

• krekel

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

lekker

1. present tense of lekke