janhagel
Dutch
Etymology
From Jan + hagel.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Jan‧ha‧gel
Noun
janhagel n or m (plural janhagels, diminutive janhageltje n)
- (neuter, uncountable, collective) The common man:
- Joe Average; Tom, Dick and Harry
- the mob, rabble; especially sailors
- the criminal underworld
- (masculine) A sheet-shaped, primitive type of pastry, made from a baked mass of dough balls
Synonyms
- (Joe Average): Jan Boezeroen, Jan Modaal
- (the mob): gepeupel, rapaille
- (criminals): geboefte, gespuis
- (pastry): Jan Hagel en zijn maat
Derived terms
- (pastry types): boterjanhagel, hoerenjanhagel, damesjanhagel, knobbeljanhagel
- janhagelachtig
- janhagelachtigheid
- janhagels
- bosjanhagel
- schralejanhagel