peulenschil
Dutch
Alternative forms
- peuleschil (superseded)
- peulschil
Etymology
Compound of peul + -en- + schil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpøː.lə(n)ˌsxɪl/
- Hyphenation: peu‧len‧schil
Noun
peulenschil f (plural peulenschillen, diminutive peulenschilletje n)
- A pod, notably beans' or peas' natural casing.
- (figuratively) A pittance.
- (figuratively) A piece of cake, a cakewalk, something very easy.
- (figuratively, archaic) A physically insignificant person.
Synonyms
- (pod): peuldop
- (pittance): akkefietje, beuzelarij, habbekrats
- (something easy): eitje
- (person): garnaal, opdondertje