Braakhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Braechuysen in 1635. Compound of braak (“intensively ploughed land, heath converted to farmland”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /braːkˈɦœy̯.zə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Braak‧hui‧zen
  • Rhymes: -œy̯zən

Proper noun

Braakhuizen n

  1. A neighbourhood of Geldrop-Mierlo, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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