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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Bossenhooft in 1740. Compound of the toponym Oudenbosch and hoofd (“end of a canal in a turf extraction area”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.sə(n)ˌɦoːft/
- Hyphenation: Bos‧schen‧hoofd
Proper noun
Bosschenhoofd n
- A village in Halderberge, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Synonym: Smoorfrêterslaand (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN