HinKhojDictionary& English Coach
Dictionary Word of the Day Word Games Vocabulary Tips ▶ Get Android App
Vocabulary Tips

COMMONLY USED ENGLISH WORDS OF DUTCH ORIGIN

19 Jul 2017

Booze(शराब पीना) = from busen (to drink in excess)

Cookie (कुकी) = from koekie (biscuit)

Cruise(समुद्र-पर्यटन) = from kruisen (to cross or to sail to and fro)

Decoy (प्रलोभन) = from de - the + kooi - a cage (used lure and capture wild fowls)

Excise (उत्पाद शुल्क) = from excijs (tax on goods)

Iceberg (हिम-शिला) = from ijsberg (literally- ice mountain)

Measles (खसरा) = from masel (blemish)

Smuggler (तस्कर)  = from smokkelen (to transport (goods) illegally)

Yacht (नौका) = from jacht, short for jachtschip (literally - a hunting ship)

Learn more from our blog - Foreign Words and Phrases Used in Everyday English

← All Vocabulary Tips