Biesthoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Biesthoeck in 1700. Compound of dialectal biest (“place where rushes grow, open place”) and hoek (“isolated place”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbist.ɦuk/
  • Hyphenation: Biest‧hoek

Proper noun

Biesthoek n

  1. A hamlet in Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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