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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of zebra (“zebra”) + pad (“path”). The choice of the element zebra was influenced by English zebra crossing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzeː.braːˌpɑt/
- Hyphenation: ze‧bra‧pad
Noun
zebrapad n (plural zebrapaden, diminutive zebrapaadje n)
- A zebra crossing, a crosswalk (place where pedestrians can cross a street).
- Synonym: zebra
1951 August 17, “Witte verf op het Leidseplein”, in De Telegraaf, volume 54, number 19909, page 1:Honderden hoofdstedelingen en vreemdelingen zullen op de spitsuren van deze „zebra”-paden gebruik maken om een veilig „overkomen” te zoeken.- Hundreds of inhabitants of the capital and foreigners will use these “zebra” crossings at peak hours in order to find a safe way to “cross”.