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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of stok (“stick”) + brood (“bread”). First attested in the 1910s in advertisements, in particular in the Dutch East Indies and Delft, but seemingly entering the common vocabulary only in the 1960s and 1970s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɔk.broːt/
- Hyphenation: stok‧brood
Noun
stokbrood n (plural stokbroden, diminutive stokbroodje n)
- baguette (elongated French type of bread)
1962, Pieter Kornelis Huibregtse, Groen land, zwarte mensen, page 70:Even verder draagt er een drie met een touwtje samengebonden stokbroden.- A little further away someone carries three baguettes that have been tied together with a piece of string.