pindakaas
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (dated) pinda-kaas
Etymology[edit]
Compound of pinda (“peanut”) + kaas (“cheese, paste”). The compound originates from Suriname, where it was possibly used as early as the late eighteenth century.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pindakaas m (plural pindakazen, diminutive pindakaasje n)
- peanut butter (a spread made from ground peanuts)
- Synonym: pindaboter
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Caribbean Hindustani: pindákási (calque)
- → Indonesian: pindakas (“peanut butter”)
- → Papiamentu: pindakas, pindakaas
References[edit]
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press