zebrapad
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of zebra (“zebra”) + pad (“path”). The choice of the element zebra was influenced by English zebra crossing.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
zebrapad n (plural zebrapaden, diminutive zebrapaadje n)
- A zebra crossing, a crosswalk (place where pedestrians can cross a street). [from 1951]
- Synonym: zebra
- 1951 August 17, “Witte verf op het Leidseplein”, in De Telegraaf, volume 54, number 19909, page 1:
- Honderden hoofdstedelingen en vreemdelingen zullen op de spitsuren van deze „zebra”-paden gebruik maken om een veilig „overkomen” te zoeken.
- Hundreds of inhabitants of the capital and foreigners will use these “zebra” crossings at peak hours in order to find a safe way to “cross”.