koekhappen
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈkukˌɦɑpə(n)/
noun
Definitions
- bite-the-cake; a game, especially for children, in which piece(s) of cake are hung from a rope, and the children, being blindfolded, attempt to bite the piece(s) of cake.
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish koek (cake, cookie, biscuit, beating) + Dutch, Flemish happen.
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
happen
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- billenkoek Dutch, Flemish
- bitterkoek Dutch, Flemish
- boterkoek Dutch, Flemish
- happen Dutch, Flemish
- koek Dutch, Flemish
- koekblik Dutch, Flemish
- koekenbakker Dutch, Flemish
- koekendoos Dutch, Flemish
- koektrommel Dutch, Flemish
- lulkoek Dutch, Flemish
- maïskoek Dutch, Flemish
- ontbijtkoek Dutch, Flemish
- oranjekoek Dutch, Flemish
- pannenkoek Dutch, Flemish
- peperkoek Dutch, Flemish
- snijkoek Dutch, Flemish
- sojakoek Dutch, Flemish
- spekkoek Dutch, Flemish
- stroopkoek Dutch, Flemish
- coeke Middle Dutch
- koek Afrikaans
- couque Bourguignon
- kuku Sranan Tongo