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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch saen, from Old Dutch *sān, from Proto-West Germanic *sān(ō).
Adverb
zaan
- (dialectal, now chiefly Belgium) soon
- Synonyms: gauw, weldra
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch zane, sane, of uncertain origin but related to Middle Low German sāne (“cream”), German Sahne (“cream”).
Noun
zaan f (uncountable)
- (West Flanders) cream
- Synonym: room