zaan

See also: Zaan

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zaːn/
  • Hyphenation: zaan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch saen, from Old Dutch *sān, from Proto-West Germanic *sān(ō).

Adverb

zaan

  1. (dialectal, now chiefly Belgium) soon
    Synonyms: gauw, weldra

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch zane, sane, of uncertain origin but related to Middle Low German sāne (“cream”), German Sahne (“cream”).

Noun

zaan f (uncountable)

  1. (West Flanders) cream
    Synonym: room
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