Braakhoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as BRAAKHOEK in 1840. Compound of braak (“intensively ploughed land, heathland converted to farmland”) and hoek (“isolated place”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbraːk.ɦuk/
  • Hyphenation: Braak‧hoek

Proper noun

Braakhoek n

  1. A hamlet in Reusel-De Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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