Spaansehoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Spaansche hoek in 1899. Compound of Spaans (“Spanish”) and hoek (“corner, isolated place”). The toponym may contain a reference to the presence of Spanish troops near the hamlet during the Eighty Years' War.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈspaːn.səˌɦuk/
  • Hyphenation: Spaan‧se‧hoek

Proper noun

Spaansehoek n

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

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