zaan

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Adverb[edit]

zaan

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

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

zaan f (uncountable)

  1. (West Flanders) cream
    Synonym: room
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