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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Spaansche hoek in 1899. Compound of Spaans (“Spanish”) and hoek (“corner, isolated place”). The toponym may contain a reference to the presence of Spanish troops near the hamlet during the Eighty Years' War.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspaːn.səˌɦuk/
- Hyphenation: Spaan‧se‧hoek
Proper noun
Spaansehoek n
- A hamlet in Goirle, North Brabant, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN