spoelhoek

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch spoel (“rinse”) +‎ hoek (“corner”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spʊlhʊk̚/

Noun

spoelhoek

1. (medicine) service sink, a deep sink, usually set low, esp. used for emptying pails of dirty water.
2. (extension, rare) dirty utility room