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Tannie vs Tannin - What's the difference?

tannie | tannin |

As nouns the difference between tannie and tannin

is that tannie is (south africa) an older female authority figure while tannin is tannin.

tannie

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (South Africa) An older female authority figure.
  • * 2008 , Chris Cocks, Out of Action (page 135)
    • Normal biscuit cookies like the tannies , the Afrikaans aunties, made, but liberally laced with marijuana.
  • * 2011 , Charles Kingsley, From Afrikaner to Zebra – A Vet’s Life (page 81)
    • I had done the same as a student at outpatients, listening to a succession of tannies with their hair in curlers

    Synonyms

    * antie ----

    tannin

    English

    (wikipedia tannin)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.

    • Synonyms

    * when used as a food colouring