stokbrood

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of stok +‎ brood. 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/
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  • Hyphenation: stok‧brood

Noun

stokbrood n (plural stokbroden, diminutive stokbroodje n)

  1. 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.
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