katkopEtymologyBorrowed from Afrikaans katkop (literally “cat's head”) (from kat + kop), due to its shape resembling a cat's head. Doublet of cathead.nounPart of a loaf of bread.“For supper, Coloured and Indian prisoners received a quarter loaf of bread (known as a katkop, that is, a cat's head, after the shape of the bread) and a slab of margarine.”A snack consisting of part of a loaf of bread hollowed out and filled with French fries.