hooiberg

Dutch

Etymology

Germanic: hooi (“hay”) +‎ berg (“mountain, mound, pile”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦojbɛrx/
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Noun

hooiberg m (plural hooibergen, diminutive hooibergje n)

  1. A haystack, mound, pile or stack of stored hay

Derived terms

  • een naald in een hooiberg (“a needle in a haystack”)
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