kaasstolp
Dutch
Etymology
From kaas (“cheese”) + stolp (“bell jar”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaː.stɔlp/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: kaas‧stolp
Noun
kaasstolp f (plural kaasstolpen, diminutive kaasstolpje n)
- glass bell jar for storing cheese, akin to a cheese dish
- (Netherlands, politics, figuratively) an institution or situation that is considered to be nasty or corrupt (nearly always in reference to The Hague, so often modified by "Haagse")