krent
Dutch (Brabantic)
/krɛnt/
noun
Definitions
- (Netherlands) A currant, a small dried grape.
- (Netherlands) A miser, a scrooge, a niggard.
- (Netherlands) Buttock, butt, hindquarters.
Etymology
Borrowed from French raisin de Corinthe (grapes of Corinth, the city in Greece).
Origin
French
raisin de Corinthe
Gloss
grapes of Corinth, the city in Greece
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- currant English
- bol Dutch, Flemish
- brood Dutch, Flemish
- krentenbol Dutch, Flemish
- krentenbrood Dutch, Flemish
- krenterig Dutch, Flemish
- raisin de Corinthe French
- cuirín Irish