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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as winckelhoeck in 1405. Compound of Middle Dutch winkel (“enclosed piece of land”) and hoek (“corner, remote place”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɪŋ.kəlsˌɦuk/
- Hyphenation: Win‧kels‧hoek
- Rhymes: -uk
Proper noun
Winkelshoek n
- A hamlet in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN