maatje
English
Etymology
Dutch maatje
Noun
maatje (plural maatjes)
- A fermented herring.
- 1987, David Butcher, Following the fishing
- The maatje herrin' were very popular over in Germany. That was a very light cure with just a fine sprinkling o' salt.
- 1997, John Bayley, The red hat
- […] with Charles making quite a good shot at playing the obliging husband, I seized the chance of buying and eating a maatje.
- 1987, David Butcher, Following the fishing
Dutch
Etymology 1
Diminutive of maat + -je.
Noun
maatje n (plural maatjes)
- short for maatjesharing, a young herring
- (literally) a small maat:
- a small size, measure etc.
- a young or tiny mate; also used as an informal address for a male
See also
- bokking
- pekelharing, stokvis
Etymology 2
Diminutive of ma (“mom”) + -tje.
Noun
maatje n (plural maatjes)
- Diminutive of ma