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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑk.ɦœy̯s/
- Hyphenation: bak‧huis
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch bakhuus (13th century). By surface analysis, bakken (“to bake”) + huis (“house”).
Noun
bakhuis n (plural bakhuizen, diminutive bakhuisje n)
- bakery
- separate building with an oven for baking bread and such, belonging to a house or farm; private bakery
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Etymology 2
16th century, equivalent to bak (“chin, cheek”) + huis (“house, encasing”).
It is debated to what degree this formation originated as a pun on etymology 1 above. Compare Ripuarian Backes (“bakery” and “well-fed, chubby-faced child”). The earliest Dutch attestations have no such connotation, but this does not rule out the pun as such.
Noun
bakhuis n (plural bakhuizen, diminutive bakhuisje n)
- (dated) Alternative spelling of bakkes
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