smeltkroes
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈsmɛlt.krus/
noun
Definitions
- crucible, melting pot
- (figurative) melting pot place where heterogeneous things are mixed
- (figurative) crucible difficult or painful experience that refines
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish smelten + Dutch, Flemish kroes.
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
kroes
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aansmelten Dutch, Flemish
- afsmelten Dutch, Flemish
- kroes Dutch, Flemish
- samensmelten Dutch, Flemish
- smelten Dutch, Flemish
- smeltkunde Dutch, Flemish
- smeltkunst Dutch, Flemish
- smeltpunt Dutch, Flemish
- smeltstop Dutch, Flemish
- smeltwater Dutch, Flemish
- smeltzout Dutch, Flemish
- versmelten Dutch, Flemish
- croese Middle Dutch
- smelten Middle Dutch
- kroes Afrikaans
- smelt Afrikaans
- smeltkroes Afrikaans
- grouzâle Bourguignon
- grouâle Bourguignon