bromfiets

Dutch

Etymology

From brommen (“to hum, drone, grumble”) +‎ fiets (“bicycle”), referring to the sound made by their combustion engines; compare for example Danish knallert (“moped”), which similarly owes its name to the noise produced by these vehicles.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbrɔm.fits/
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Hyphenation: brom‧fiets

Noun

bromfiets f (plural bromfietsen, diminutive bromfietsje n)

moped, limited to 50 cc engine and 45 km/h speed
Synonym: brommer
(Belgium) snorfiets moped, limited to 25 km/h speed

Descendants

Afrikaans: bromfiets
→ Caribbean Javanese: bromfit, brompit
→ Indonesian: brompit
→ Papiamentu: bròmfits
→ Sranan Tongo: brom
→ West Frisian: bromfyts

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