steenkolenengels

Dutch

Etymology

From steenkool + -en- + Engels, originally referring to the nonstandard English spoken by Dutch harbor workers and sailors with British colleagues bringing coal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsteːŋ.koː.lə(n)ˌɛ.ŋəls/
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  • Hyphenation: steen‧ko‧len‧en‧gels

Noun

steenkolenengels n (uncountable)

  1. Dunglish

Derived terms

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