groente

Dutch

Etymology

From groen +‎ -te.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣrun.tə/

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• Hyphenation: groen‧te

Noun

groente f (plural groenten or groentes, diminutive groentje n or groentetje n)

1. (uncountable, collective) Vegetables.
2. (countable) A (type of) vegetable.

Usage notes

• Groente is typically not used for a single piece of vegetable; instead that is called (een) stuk groente. However, it is used as a countable noun in both the singular and plural for a particular type (species, genus, cultivar, etc.) of vegetable.
• While groentetje is the regular form of the diminutive, it is not often used, likely because of its more difficult, less smooth pronunciation. Groentje is the commonly used dimunitive.

Derived terms

Terms derived from "groente"

• bladgroente
• groenteafval
• groentebed
• groenteboer
• groentebouillon
• groenteburger
• groentehal
• groentehandelaar
• groentekar
• groentekraam
• groentekweker
• groenteman

• groentemarkt
• groentesap
• groenteschotel
• groentesoep
• groenteteelt
• groenteteler
• groentetuin
• groenteveiling
• groentevrouw
• groentewinkel
• groentezaak
• seizoensgroente

Anagrams

• groeten