bromfiets

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Etymology

From brommen (“to hum, drone, grumble”) +‎ fiets (“bicycle”), referring to the sound made by their combustion engines; compare for example Danish knallert (“moped”), which similarly owes its name to the noise produced by these vehicles.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɔm.fits/
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  • Hyphenation: brom‧fiets

Noun

bromfiets f (plural bromfietsen, diminutive bromfietsje n)

  1. moped, limited to 50 cc engine and 45 km/h speed
    Synonym: brommer
  2. (Belgium) snorfiets moped, limited to 25 km/h speed

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: bromfiets
  • → Caribbean Javanese: bromfit, brompit
  • → Indonesian: brompit
  • → Papiamentu: bròmfits
  • → Sranan Tongo: brom
  • → West Frisian: bromfyts
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