Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pepernoot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peper-noot
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a kind of dough-based confectionery eaten during Sinterklaas celebrations. Typically softer and larger than a kruidnoot

Etymology

From Dutch pepernoot.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: pepernoot

Inflected Forms

pepernoten (plural) pepernoots (plural)

Questions

What does pepernoot mean?: a kind of dough-based confectionery eaten during Sinterklaas celebrations. Typically softer and larger than a kruidnoot
Where does pepernoot come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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