Couwelaar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as coudelaer in 1391. Compound of koud (“cold, wet, abandoned”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯.əˌlaːr/
  • Hyphenation: Cou‧we‧laar

Proper noun

Couwelaar n

  1. A hamlet in Alphen-Chaam, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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